Senior Cost Control Manager – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Negotiation","Stakeholder management","Analytical abilities","Attention to detail"]

Lead end-to-end change management and cost control for a large-scale data center construction program, acting as the key day-to-day client interface. You will review, negotiate, and govern change orders, maintain change logs and contingency/commitment tracking, and provide detailed cost analysis and forecasting. Partner with design teams and the general contractor, support dispute avoidance through strong documentation, and deliver monthly cost reports and post-contract variance analysis.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
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Senior Cost Control Manager – Data Center Construction

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end change management and cost control for a large-scale data center construction program, acting as the key day-to-day client interface. You will review, negotiate, and govern change orders, maintain change logs and contingency/commitment tracking, and provide detailed cost analysis and forecasting. Partner with design teams and the general contractor, support dispute avoidance through strong documentation, and deliver monthly cost reports and post-contract variance analysis.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and manage change management processes across the program, ensuring changes are identified, evaluated, documented, and approved.
  • •Review, evaluate, and negotiate change orders across the construction lifecycle for commercial alignment and cost transparency.
  • •Maintain change logs, contingency tracking, and commitment registers, providing visibility into cost impacts.
  • •Establish and enforce change control procedures and governance frameworks across multiple campus projects.
  • •Produce monthly cost reports, support dispute avoidance via documentation, and lead post-contract cost variance analysis and reconciliation.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •5–7+ years of cost management or project controls experience on medium- to large-scale construction programs.
  • •Proven experience managing full change-management processes on major construction programs.
  • •Advanced knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, cost-control systems, and Earned Value Management (EVM).
  • •RICS accreditation (or progress toward certification) is advantageous, with strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience:5-7 yearsConstructionData centersProgram management
Education:Bachelor's in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field
Skills:CommunicationNegotiationStakeholder managementAnalytical abilitiesAttention to detail
Certifications:RICS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Earned Value Management (EVM)Microsoft Office

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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