Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor (Construction Management)

Location: San Francisco, California, United States; on-site presence may change according to client needs.

Salary: $110,000–$140,000 USD base salary per year, plus potential bonuses and benefits.

Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company providing program, project, cost, asset, commercial, procurement, supply chain, and digital solutions across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources.

What you will do

• Advise clients on procurement strategies, vendor prequalification, bid evaluation, bid leveling, interviews, and appointments.
• Develop and review project estimates covering construction, fees, direct work, and other costs, including value engineering and risk assessments.
• Establish cost reporting schedules, present cost reports and forecasts, and maintain commercial risk registers.
• Control payments, contractor entitlements, change orders, invoicing, contractual disputes, and cost-control procedures.
• Manage benchmarking, final accounts, post-contract audits, account closeouts, handovers, and lessons-learned reviews.
• Use bid analysis sheets, change control forms, cost estimating software, and take-off software to support project delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of relevant cost management experience in the construction industry.
• Experience supporting medium or large-scale construction and capital improvement projects.
• Knowledge of construction procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred; RICS accreditation or progress toward accreditation is preferred.

Nice to have

• Experience with commercial real estate, corporate workplace, life sciences, advanced technology, infrastructure, or other complex construction projects.
• RICS accreditation or active progress toward accreditation.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment within a global professional services organization.
• Flexible and productive working environment with an emphasis on work-life balance.
• Comprehensive benefits package and potential bonus eligibility.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity, diversity, and employee voice.