Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor (Data Center Construction)

Location: Primarily remote within the U.S. East Coast, with required travel to the Frederick, Maryland project site for major project activities and approximately 3–4 days onsite per month.

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 USD annually, 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

• Develop and maintain cost plans, estimates, forecasts, monthly cost reports, executive summaries, and funding data through design and delivery.
• Coordinate cost information from design teams, general contractors, subcontractors, and vendors for validation, auditing, and benchmarking.
• Lead procurement strategy, pricing reviews, scope validation, commercial negotiations, final accounts, and contractor/vendor contract management.
• Own change control by reviewing, estimating, negotiating, and reconciling change orders and post-contract cost variances.
• Manage cost risk, scenario planning, contingency, commitments, cost-control systems, and Earned Value Management where applicable.
• Act as the primary client interface, support value engineering and cost optimization, present executive updates, and mentor junior team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7+ years of cost management experience on mission-critical data center projects, including cost planning, forecasting, change management, procurement, and project controls.
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, resilience considerations, and campus-scale infrastructure for hyperscale developments.
• Experience with budgeting, financial reporting, cost-control systems, Earned Value Management, and contractor/vendor commercial management.
• Strong communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work remotely from the East Coast and travel to Frederick, Maryland for approximately 3–4 onsite days per month and major project events.

Nice to have

• Construction consultancy experience.
• RICS accreditation or progress toward certification.
• Proficiency with industry-standard cost management tools and software.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working environment designed to support work-life balance.
• Approved business travel and mileage expenses are reimbursed.
• Potential bonuses and a comprehensive employee benefits package.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity, diversity, and employee participation.