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Senior Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Industrial & Manufacturing Construction

Job in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, 19133, USA
Listing for: Turner & Townsend
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Quantity Surveyor, Civil Engineering, Operations Manager, Estimator
  • Construction
    Quantity Surveyor, Civil Engineering, Operations Manager, Estimator
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Industrial & Manufacturing 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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

** Job Description*
* ** Turner & Townsend
** are looking for a  
** Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor
** to join our team and support construction cost services across a portfolio of complex, large-scale industrial and manufacturing projects. The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purpose and values.

These projects involve the phased modernization, retrofitting, and expansion of existing operational facilities, often within active manufacturing environments, requiring careful planning, strong commercial oversight, and coordination to minimize disruption to ongoing operations.

** Responsibilities:*
* + Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.

+ Provide cost planning and estimating, including producing and presenting the final cost plan.

+ Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.

+ Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.

+ Communicate and meet with the general contractor and client project team to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.

+ Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.

+ Coordinate all sources of cost information, including subcontractors, suppliers, and design teams.

+ Inform and help drive engineering and construction priorities based on cost impact.

+ Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve cost and scheduling challenges in phased and fast-track environments.

+ Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on large, complex projects delivered within active facilities. Complete timely and accurate cost checking and valuation processes.

+ Participate effectively in post-contract cost variance and change control processes.

+ Manage cost impacts, including contingency tracking and commitment tracking logs across multiple project phases.

+ Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions with stakeholders.

+ Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updates at key project milestones.

+ Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.

+ Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations to ensure commercially sound outcomes.

+ Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.

+ Ensure cost auditing, validation, and reporting processes are robust and consistently applied.

+ Produce monthly cost reports for client presentation.

+ Ensure final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.

+ Compile built cost data and maintain benchmarking records for future project use.

+ Identify, coach, and mentor team members to support development and performance.

+ Demonstrate excellence in leadership and service delivery aligned with project and client expectations.

+ Manage financial performance using internal systems for margin tracking, fee forecasts, and reporting.

+ Implement and maintain Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies to ensure consistent best practices.

+ Act as a role model fostering a collaborative,…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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