Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend
Boston
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 140,000 - 165,000 annuallyFunction: Construction, Civil & Site EngineeringExperience: 5-7 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Stakeholder management","Negotiation","Independent work","Leadership"]

Serve as the key day-to-day client interface for complex life sciences projects, delivering cost management across laboratory, R&D, and office developments. Lead estimating, cost planning, and negotiations for change orders and final accounts, while partnering with design teams and contractors to shape cost-effective decisions. Produce cost plans and monthly reports, drive value engineering sessions, and maintain robust cost controls, valuations, and benchmarking.

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Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend
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Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction

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Job Summary

Serve as the key day-to-day client interface for complex life sciences projects, delivering cost management across laboratory, R&D, and office developments. Lead estimating, cost planning, and negotiations for change orders and final accounts, while partnering with design teams and contractors to shape cost-effective decisions. Produce cost plans and monthly reports, drive value engineering sessions, and maintain robust cost controls, valuations, and benchmarking.
Location: Boston
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Construction, Civil & Site Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
  • •Develop cost plans through design phases and produce final cost plans and monthly cost reports for client presentation.
  • •Review cost estimates with design teams and general contractors; reconcile changes and support contractors to maintain cost data accuracy.
  • •Perform quantity surveying, cost controls, valuations, and change management, including cost variance and change control processes.
  • •Support value engineering and benchmarking, maintain cost impact/contingency tracking and commitment logs, and mentor team members.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 165,000 annually
Perks:Annual Bonus

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
  • •Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in construction cost management.
  • •Experience leading cost management on medium to large, complex construction projects.
  • •Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
  • •Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; RICS accredited or working toward accreditation preferred.
Experience:5-7 yearsConstructionLife sciencesLaboratoryPharmaceutical
Education:Bachelor's in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering
Skills:CommunicationStakeholder managementNegotiationIndependent workLeadership
Certifications:RICS
Languages:English
Tech Stack:Internal systems

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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