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Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Life Sciences Construction
Turner Townsend INC · 🇺🇸 New Albany, Ohio, US
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 22 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Turner Townsend INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles8 certified filings for “Associate Director” (Construction Managers) in CA: $170k–$185k, median $174k. Most were filed at wage level IV (50%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 22 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Associate Director Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to lead the delivery of cost management services for key client accounts and major programs of work. Acting as a trusted advisor and senior client interface, you will be responsible for ensuring client objectives are achieved through the successful delivery of high-quality, value-driven cost consultancy services. This opportunity will involve leading complex projects and programs across multiple phases of development, while managing relationships with clients, stakeholders, and project teams. You will play a key role in driving commercial performance, overseeing project delivery, and supporting the continued growth of the business. To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills and be comfortable operating in a senior client-facing capacity. The ideal candidate will be a proactive and motivated leader, capable of managing multiple priorities while fostering collaboration across teams. In this significant position, you will provide strategic leadership and direction, while embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend. Responsibilities: • Strong leadership skills, experience leading a cost management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities. • Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client, stakeholders and other consultants at all project stages. • Maintain excellent communication with client(s) and other consultants at all projects stages. • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle. • Communicate effectively and professionally with numerous parties including the general contractor, owner’s representatives, and external stakeholders, taking responsibility for Turner & Townsend coordination within the overall construction process. • Coordinate/assist with the strategic and operational management of Cost Management and Project Controls Services in a variety of sectors. • Be the first point of contact for reporting on the overall commercial status of a project. • Drive Turner & Townsend best practice at all stages of a project or program. • Identify opportunities to improve cost management procedures, processes, templates and products. • Undertake Staff Performance reviews. • Set a clear strategy and ambition for the team. • Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others. • Grow and develop exceptional people. • Display excellence in leadership and service delivery on commissions is in line with the conditions of appointment • Financial Management - Utilize internal software to track ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission and financial reports. • Develop priority plans including risk mitigation through internal tools, make performance measurements via Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and appraisal documents, management controls and critical success factors based on company goals • Implement and maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent delivery of best practice for Clients and the company. • Undertake internal BMS audits, and coordinate and represent the office for external audits undertaken by the external certification authority. • Develop a detailed understanding of the market, acting as a brand ambassador and creating a pipeline of opportunity. • Advise on contracting and procurement strategy to the benefit of clients over a variety of industries and procurement routes and program level capital planning and reporting. • Strong relationships ar