Senior Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Position: Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction
** Company Description*
* Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

** Job Description*
* ** Turner & Townsend
** is seeking an experienced  
** Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor
** to serve as the key day-to-day client interface for a large-scale, hyperscale data center development in Manassas, Virginia. This role supports the cost and commercial management of a complex, multi‑phased data center program delivered within a fast-paced, mission‑critical environment.

To be successful in this position, you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, commercially astute, and capable of working independently while collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams. You will provide leadership and direction while embedding and promoting Turner & Townsend's purpose, values, and vision, delivering consistent, best‑in‑class service across high‑profile mission‑critical programs.

** Responsibilities** :

+ Lead cost management and change management activities throughout the full construction lifecycle on medium to large, high‑complexity data center projects.

+ Estimate, evaluate, and negotiate change orders, ensuring timely, accurate assessment of cost, schedule, and risk impacts.

+ Develop and present cost plans, estimates, and budgets, including final cost plans at key design and construction milestones.

+ Review and participate with design teams and general contractors in the development and reconciliation of cost estimates.

+ Manage change control processes, including maintaining change logs, contingency drawdowns, commitment tracking, and cost impact reporting.

+ Reconcile changes and validate contractor and subcontractor submissions to ensure accuracy and compliance with contractual requirements.

+ Communicate regularly with the general contractor and owner's project manager to gather status updates and prepare cost estimate revisions.

+ Prepare written commercial reviews of contractor submissions, including executive summaries and risk commentary.

+ Coordinate all sources of cost information, including consultant inputs, subcontractor pricing, supplier quotations, and quantities from architects and engineers.

+ Inform and drive engineering and design priorities based on cost, constructability, and change implications.

+ Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve commercial, change, and scheduling challenges.

+ Manage cost checks, interim valuations, and payment certifications for larger projects.

+ Ensure post‑contract cost variances and change management procedures are administered effectively and consistently.

+ Prepare funding forecasts and cost reports; coordinate and participate in value engineering (VE) and cost optimization sessions with stakeholders.

+ Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value management exercises, particularly in relation to power infrastructure, building systems, and constructability.

+ Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client to achieve fair and commercially sound outcomes.

+ Produce monthly cost reports for client review, clearly articulating cost movements, changes, risks, and mitigation strategies.

+ Ensure final accounts are…