Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor (Data Center Construction)

Location: Remote flexibility for professionals in the greater Albuquerque area, with occasional travel to the project site in Southern New Mexico. On-site presence may change according to client needs.

Salary: Not specified

Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with more than 22,000 people across over 60 countries, delivering programme, project, cost, asset, commercial, procurement, and digital solutions for real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources projects.

What you will do

• Lead cost management, quantity surveying, cost control, and change management across a large-scale, multi-phase construction program.
• Develop, update, present, and maintain cost plans and estimates throughout the design and construction lifecycle.
• Estimate and negotiate contractor and subcontractor change orders, pricing, valuations, final accounts, and post-contract cost variances.
• Coordinate cost information from suppliers, subcontractors, design teams, and general contractors, ensuring accurate data and cost validation.
• Prepare monthly cost reports, funding presentations, executive summaries, commitment tracking, contingency assessments, and benchmarking records.
• Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering while mentoring talent and leading client and stakeholder interactions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• 5–7 years of relevant cost management experience in the construction industry.
• Experience leading cost management on medium to large, moderately to highly complex construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of procurement routes, value management, value engineering, cost controls, and construction industry technical matters.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a client-facing environment, with the ability to work independently.
• Construction consultancy experience and experience with large-scale commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or campus-style programs are strongly preferred.

Nice to have

• RICS accreditation or active progress toward accreditation.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, mission-critical, or campus-style construction programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working environment supporting work-life balance.
• Opportunity to contribute to significant real estate and construction projects.
• Inclusive workplace that values diversity and gives employees a voice to affect change.
• Full-time employment with leadership, mentoring, and professional development responsibilities.