Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to act as the key, day to day client interface on a major, mission‑critical hyperscale data center construction project, ensuring that client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service.  To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will be responsible for providing leadership and direction, embedding, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.  The project site is located approximately 25 miles south of Naperville, in Grundy County. This role offers a hybrid schedule with an expected presence on‑site 3 days per week depending on the project phase and client requirements. 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 maintain the use of internal Business Management Systems and company delivery methodologies and tools in the office to ensure consistent deliver