Senior Cost Manager​/Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Real Estate

Position: Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Commercial Real Estate
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 / Quantity Surveyor to lead the delivery of cost management services across commercial real estate construction projects. This individual will serve as a key day-to-day client interface, ensuring project objectives are achieved through proactive cost planning, commercial management, cost control, procurement support, and financial oversight throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience managing complex commercial real estate developments, including corporate workplace, office, mixed-use, retail, hospitality, tenant improvement, and redevelopment projects. They will possess strong leadership capabilities, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and a proven ability to guide project teams, influence key decision-makers, and drive successful commercial outcomes.

This role requires a strategic thinker who can independently manage multiple priorities while providing mentorship to junior team members, fostering collaboration across project teams, and upholding Turner & Townsend's purpose, values, and commitment to service excellence.

Responsibilities:
Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.  Provide estimate and cost planning to include 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 or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. 

Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.  Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.  Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.  Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.  Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes. 

Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes.  Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.  Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.  Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.  Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises. 

Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract…