<section class="job-section" id="st-companyDescription"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Company Description</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg"><p><br> Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. </p><p>Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. </p><p>Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. </p><p>We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. </p></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-jobDescription"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Job Description</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="responsibilities"><p><br> <strong>Turner & Townsend</strong> is seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Quantity Surveyor </strong>to act as the key, day‑to‑day client interface and deliver value‑added cost management services for a major, multi‑phase data center construction program. This program includes a large, multi‑building campus footprint, high‑density technical facilities, and several phases of construction progressing in parallel across a long‑term development pipeline.</p><p>To be successful in this role, you must be confident in a client‑facing environment, able to communicate clearly, and capable of working both independently and collaboratively. In this significant position, you will provide leadership and direction while embedding and promoting Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and vision.</p><p><strong>This position may work remotely from anywhere within the United States, provided the candidate is based in the U.S. Central or Mountain time zones.</strong><br> <br> <br> <strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li>Develop detailed cost plans and estimates through design and delivery phases for a multi‑building, large‑scale construction campus.</li><li>Produce and present monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and funding information.</li><li>Coordinate cost data from design teams, general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors for thorough cost validation.</li><li>Compile built cost records to support benchmarking and continuous improvement.</li><li>Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead commercial negotiations to drive fair and competitive contract values.</li><li>Lead the review, estimation, negotiation, and reconciliation of change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.</li><li>Manage post‑contract cost variances, change control processes, commitment logs, and contingency tracking.</li><li>Support cost risk analysis, scenario planning, and cost‑impact assessments.</li><li>Ensure cost, schedule, and scope integration in coordination with project controls teams.</li><li>Contribute to procurement strategy development and scope alignment across multiple construction packages.</li><li>Participate in contractor pricing reviews and support the client through commercial negotiations.</li><li>Ensure timely agreement of final accounts and maintain a robust process for cost auditing and validation.</li><li>Act as the primary day‑to‑day client interface, ensuring objectives are met and service excellence is delivered.</li><li>Prepare written commentary on contractor submissions and provide cost estimate updates at key milestones.</li><li>Coordinate with general contractors, design partners, and stakeholders across a large, multi‑phase construction campus.</li><li>Inform engineering and design priorities based on cost considerations.</li><li>Lead and coordinate value engineering (VE) sessions with stakeholders.</li><li>Provide insight into market trends, escalation, and construction cost drivers.</li><li>Prepare monthly cost reports and ensure all commercial documentation is accurate and timely.</li><li>Implement and maintain Turner & Townsend’s Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies.</li><li>Demonstrate strong financial management, including margin tracking and monthly fee/resource forecasting.</li><li>Mentor, coach, and support the development of junior team members.</li><li>Promote a high‑performance, one‑business culture across the team.</li><li>Display excellence in leadership and service delivery in line with commission requirements.</li><li>SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.</li></ul></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-qualifications"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Qualifications</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="qualifications"><p> </p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>5–7+ years of relevant experience in construction cost management on medium to large‑scale projects of moderate to high complexity.</li><li>Data center construction experience, or experience in mission‑critical, high‑tech, industrial, semiconductor, or other large‑scale technical facilities is strongly preferred.</li><li>Construction consulting experience strongly preferred.</li><li>Strong understanding of cost planning, procurement routes, commercial management, value management, and value engineering.</li><li>RICS accreditation or progress toward certification preferred.</li><li>Excellent communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and analytical skills.</li><li>Proficiency with industry‑standard cost management tools and software.</li></ul></div></section><section class="job-section" id="st-additionalInformation"><div><p class="googlejobs-paragraph--empty"></p><h2 class="title">Additional Information</h2></div><div class="wysiwyg" itemprop="incentives"><p><br> <strong><em>*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.</em></strong><br> <br> Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.</p><p>We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.</p><p>Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.</p><p>Please find out more about us at <u>www.turnerandtownsend.com/</u> and <a href="https://www.heery.com/">https://www.heery.com/</a></p><p>All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.</p><div sr-tagline=""></div><p>Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/turnertownsend">Twitter</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/ourturnerandtownsend/">Instagram</a></p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/turner-&-townsend/">LinkedIn</a></p> <p><em>It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. </em></p><p><em>Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. </em></p></div></section><li class="job-detail">Department: Real estate</li>