Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
United States
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Client-focused","Organizational skills","Stakeholder engagement","Attention to detail","Communication"]

Support construction cost management for a large, multi-phase greenfield campus development in the St. Louis area. Advise clients on procurement strategy and bid evaluation, produce and review cost estimates across the project lifecycle, and lead cost control activities including change orders, payment applications, and final accounts. Engage with vendors and contractors to validate pricing, maintain cost reporting and commercial risk registers, and support dispute avoidance through structured change management.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
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Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

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Job Summary

Support construction cost management for a large, multi-phase greenfield campus development in the St. Louis area. Advise clients on procurement strategy and bid evaluation, produce and review cost estimates across the project lifecycle, and lead cost control activities including change orders, payment applications, and final accounts. Engage with vendors and contractors to validate pricing, maintain cost reporting and commercial risk registers, and support dispute avoidance through structured change management.
Location: United States
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Advise clients on procurement strategies, manage vendor prequalification, assess bids, and lead bid leveling and recommendation processes.
  • •Manage estimating activities across the full lifecycle, including developing and reviewing construction cost estimates and supporting value engineering and risk assessments.
  • •Validate and challenge vendor/contractor pricing using benchmark data, and establish cost reporting processes (forecasts, budget tracking, commercial risk registers).
  • •Lead cost control activities such as payment application reviews, change order evaluation, and contract entitlement recommendations.
  • •Oversee final accounts, post-contract audits, project closeout, and post-project reviews/lessons learned; support project handover procedures.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •3–5 years of experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
  • •Experience supporting medium to large-scale construction projects, including site development and large building programs.
  • •Knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering principles, including pre-contract estimating and post-contract cost control activities.
  • •RICS accredited or working toward accreditation is preferred.
Experience:3-5 yearsConstructionCost managementSite developmentData centersGreenfield developmentValue engineering
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Client-focusedOrganizational skillsStakeholder engagementAttention to detailCommunication
Certifications:RICS
Languages:English

Company Brief

Turner & Townsend
Global professional services firm providing program, project and cost management, advisory and consulting services across property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors to public and private clients worldwide.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Leeds, United Kingdom
Founded: 1946
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