Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

Turner & Townsend
San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 110,000 - 140,000 annuallyFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management"]

Own cost consultancy and quantity surveying for large-scale construction and capital improvement projects across the Bay Area. Manage costs across the full lifecycle: estimates, benchmarking, cost reporting and forecasting, change orders, disputes, invoicing, and post-contract audits. Partner with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to mitigate risk, validate bids and payment applications, and deliver commercial success while supporting bid, handover, and lessons-learned processes.

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Turner & Townsend
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Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Construction Management

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Job Summary

Own cost consultancy and quantity surveying for large-scale construction and capital improvement projects across the Bay Area. Manage costs across the full lifecycle: estimates, benchmarking, cost reporting and forecasting, change orders, disputes, invoicing, and post-contract audits. Partner with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal teams to mitigate risk, validate bids and payment applications, and deliver commercial success while supporting bid, handover, and lessons-learned processes.
Location: San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Advise clients on cost strategies, vendor prequalification, proposal/bid assessment, and bid interview/appointment processes.
  • •Develop and present project estimates, review junior team estimates, provide value engineering and risk assessments, and benchmark against prior projects.
  • •Establish and manage cost reporting schedules, review and present cost reports/forecasts, maintain a commercial risk register, and run periodic client/vendor meetings.
  • •Control costs by reviewing payment applications, recommending contractor entitlements, evaluating change order requests, and supporting dispute prevention/management/resolution.
  • •Manage invoicing, post-contract audits and account close-outs, conduct post-contract lessons-learned reviews, and develop handover procedures using relevant tools/forms.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 140,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in cost management within the construction industry.
  • •RICS accredited or working toward accreditation is preferred.
  • •Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-scale construction and capital improvement projects.
  • •Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Experience:3-5 yearsConstruction industryConstruction consultancyCommercial real estateLife sciencesInfrastructure
Education:Bachelor's in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering (or related field)
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder management
Certifications:RICS
Languages:English (US)
Tech Stack:Cost Estimating SoftwareTake-off SoftwareBid Analysis SheetsChange Control Forms

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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