Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor (Data Center Construction)

Location: New York, New York, United States. On-site presence requirements may change depending on client needs.

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 USD gross annual base salary, plus potential bonus and benefits.

Company

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

What you will do

• Lead cost management and quantity surveying across large-scale, mission-critical construction projects, including data center developments.
• Prepare cost estimates, cost plans, valuations, monthly cost reports, funding data, and benchmarking information across project phases.
• Estimate, negotiate, and control change orders, post-contract cost variances, final accounts, contingencies, and commitments.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, validate cost data, and coordinate with owners, project managers, designers, suppliers, and general contractors.
• Provide commercial input into design optioneering, constructability, value engineering, procurement, and schedule decisions.
• Lead and mentor team members while managing commission margins, fees, resource forecasts, and delivery processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant construction-industry cost management experience.
• Experience leading cost management on medium- to large-scale construction projects, preferably in data centers, mission-critical, industrial, or highly technical environments.
• Knowledge of construction-industry technical matters, procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Excellent communication skills and confidence working in a client-facing environment.
• Ability to work independently, lead delivery, and resolve cost and scheduling challenges on dynamic projects.

Nice to have

• RICS accreditation or active progress toward accreditation.
• Construction consultancy experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with a comprehensive benefits package and potential bonus eligibility.
• Flexible and productive working environment supporting work-life balance.
• Inclusive workplace with equal-opportunity and diversity commitments.
• Opportunity to contribute to large-scale projects and influence outcomes for clients and stakeholders.