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Turner & Townsend

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏠 Real Estate

Construction • Consulting • Real Estate

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business that serves clients in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. With a commitment to building trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society, they focus on delivering better outcomes that positively impact the world. Their specialities include programme strategy and setup, programme management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, safety, health and quality, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services. With 75 years of experience, Turner & Townsend aims to transform performance for a greener, more inclusive, and productive world.

📋 Description

• Act as the key, day-to-day client interface for cost management services • Support large-scale mission-critical, data center, and digital infrastructure projects across multiple U.S. markets • Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle • Produce and present final cost plans and develop estimates through design milestones • Review design services and general contractor cost estimates • Reconcile changes and verify contractor cost data • Gather project status information and prepare cost estimate updates • Prepare written comments and executive summaries on contractor submissions • Coordinate cost information from NPA, subcontractors, suppliers, and architects/engineers • Drive engineering priorities based on cost impact • Manage cost checks, valuations, cost auditing, and cost validation processes • Manage post-contract cost variances, change control, contingencies, commitments, and cost impacts • Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate value engineering sessions • Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering • Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead client-side negotiations • Produce monthly cost reports and negotiate final accounts • Compile built cost estimate records for benchmarking • Lead, coach, and mentor talent • Track commission margins, fees, resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal software • Implement internal business management systems, delivery methodologies, and tools • Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field • Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role • Experience leading cost management on medium or large, medium- to high-complexity construction projects • Experience preferably in mission-critical, data center, advanced technology, industrial, power, or major infrastructure environments • Experience supporting multi-phase campus developments, large-scale capital programs, or highly technical facilities preferred • Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred • RICS accreditation or progress toward it preferred • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering • Excellent communication skills • Ability and willingness to travel and provide onsite project support, typically 25–50% of the time depending on project needs • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team • Client-facing experience • Ability to use internal software and business management systems • Ability to comply with applicable SOX controls

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work flexibility • Flexible working environment • Work-life balance support • Comprehensive benefits package • Eligibility for bonuses • Opportunity to affect change • Inclusive environment • Reasonable travel preferences and geographic considerations accommodated whenever feasible