Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Construction Management

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About the role

Turner & Townsend  is seeking an experienced  Senior Cost Manager  /  Quantity Surveyor  to join our growing Denver-area team, delivering cost management services across complex projects and programs. Our team supports major capital investments within the data center, mission critical, corporate real estate, and infrastructure sectors, providing cost management, commercial management, project controls, and advisory services throughout the full project lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering high-quality commercial outcomes, partnering with clients from project inception through completion while contributing to the continued growth of our regional business. As a trusted client-facing advisor, you will help drive successful project delivery through strategic commercial leadership, technical expertise, and value-driven cost management solutions. The ideal candidate is proactive, results-oriented, and relationship-focused, with a commitment to excellence and a passion for delivering exceptional outcomes that align with Turner & Townsend's purpose and values. Responsibilities:  • Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.   • Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.   • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.   • Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.   • Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner of project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.   • Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary.   • Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es.   • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.   • Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.   • Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.   • Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change of control processes.   • Manage Cost impact / contingency management and commitment tracking logs.   • Prepare funding data presentations and coordinate VE sessions with stakeholders.   • Developing cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.   • Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.   • Reviewing contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.   • Performing quantity surveying, cost controls, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.   • Ensuring that post-contract cost variances and change control processes are managed effectively.   • Ensuring that cost auditing and valuation work is managed effectively and that a robust process for cost validation is in place.   • Carrying out the production of monthly cost reports for presentation to the client.   • Ensuring that final accounts are negotiated and agreed upon in a timely manner.   • Compiling built cost estimate records for benchmarking purposes.   • Identify, coach and mentor talent to realize their potential and celebrate the success of others.  • 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  • Implement and m

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