Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
Chicago
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 135,000 - 160,000 annuallyFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Negotiation","Analytical skills","Attention to detail"]

Lead cost management and commercial governance for a large, multi-phase data center development program in the Chicago area. Own cost strategy and reporting for multi-billion-dollar budgets, guide procurement and contract negotiations, and manage full lifecycle quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and contingency tracking. Serve as primary client interface, deliver executive-level forecasts and risk assessments, and drive value engineering while mentoring cost management teams.

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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

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Job Summary

Lead cost management and commercial governance for a large, multi-phase data center development program in the Chicago area. Own cost strategy and reporting for multi-billion-dollar budgets, guide procurement and contract negotiations, and manage full lifecycle quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and contingency tracking. Serve as primary client interface, deliver executive-level forecasts and risk assessments, and drive value engineering while mentoring cost management teams.
Location: Chicago
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide strategic leadership for cost management across a multi-phase data center program, ensuring governance, compliance, and alignment with standards.
  • •Develop cost strategies, frameworks, and reporting structures, including early-stage budgeting, detailed cost planning, procurement strategy, and risk mitigation.
  • •Act as the primary client interface and advise senior stakeholders on commercial strategy, procurement models, and contract negotiations.
  • •Oversee full lifecycle cost management, including quantity surveying, cost controls, change management, and contingency tracking.
  • •Drive value engineering and executive-level reporting of cost performance, forecasts, and risk assessments while mentoring cost management teams.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 160,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5-7+ years of cost management or project controls experience.
  • •Proven experience managing large-scale, mission-critical, or industrial construction programs.
  • •Expertise in cost planning, budgeting, financial reporting, and cost control systems at a program level.
  • •Strong knowledge of procurement strategies, commercial management, and construction contracts, including risk and change management.
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.
Experience:5-7 yearsConstructionData centersProgram management
Education:Bachelor's in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering (or related field)
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationNegotiationAnalytical skillsAttention to detail
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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