Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
Chicago, St. Louis
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 110,000 - 130,000 annuallyFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Organizational skills","Communication","Stakeholder engagement","Attention to detail"]

Support construction cost services for a large, multi-phase greenfield campus development in the St. Louis area. Advise clients on procurement strategies, lead bid leveling, and manage estimating across the project lifecycle. Own cost reporting, cost control, change order and payment application reviews, and final accounts/post-contract audits, while engaging vendors to validate pricing and support dispute avoidance through structured change and cost 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 services for a large, multi-phase greenfield campus development in the St. Louis area. Advise clients on procurement strategies, lead bid leveling, and manage estimating across the project lifecycle. Own cost reporting, cost control, change order and payment application reviews, and final accounts/post-contract audits, while engaging vendors to validate pricing and support dispute avoidance through structured change and cost management.
Location: Chicago, St. Louis
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 recommendations.
  • •Develop and review construction cost estimates across the full project lifecycle and support value engineering and risk assessments.
  • •Establish and manage cost reporting, including forecasts, budget tracking, and 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, and project closeout, and support dispute avoidance through structured change and cost management.
Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 130,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •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.
  • •Familiarity with cost reporting, budgeting, and change management on active construction projects.
  • •Ability to review contractor pricing, payment applications, and change orders with attention to detail.
Experience:3-5 yearsConstruction
Education:Bachelor's in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or related field
Skills:Organizational skillsCommunicationStakeholder engagementAttention to detail
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Cost estimatingTake-offCost reportingSOX

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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