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About the Role

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to join our San Francisco team. This role will support the delivery of cost consultancy, project management, and program management services across large-scale construction and real estate projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing project costs throughout the full project lifecycle, partnering with clients and project teams to drive commercial success, mitigate risks, and deliver value. As part of our growing team, you will help promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose and values while supporting some of the region’s most high-profile development programs.

Responsibilities

Advise clients on strategies, manage vendor prequalification, assess proposals and bids, and make final recommendations.
Manage estimating services, including developing project estimates, reviewing junior team members' estimations, presenting estimates and value engineering recommendations to clients, and validating costs with vendors.
Manage cost reporting by establishing schedules, reviewing cost reports and forecasts, discussing project budgets and spend forecasts with clients, and maintaining a commercial risk register.
Manage the cost control process, including reviewing payment application assessments, recommending contractor entitlements, reviewing change order requests, and utilizing dispute resolution procedures.
Manage and monitor the invoicing process.
Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
Manage the final accounting process, post-contract audits, and account close-outs.
Hold post-contract reviews with clients to establish lessons learned and create training manuals.
Develop procedures for project handover.
Utilize Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software for all duties.
Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related construction field.
Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience in a cost management role within the construction industry.
Experience supporting cost management on medium or large-sized construction projects.
Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
Strong communication skills.

Skills

Cost management
Project management
Program management
Cost consultancy
Estimating
Cost reporting
Cost control
Vendor management
Risk management
Value engineering
Communication

Location

San Francisco

Work Type

On-site presence may change depending on client needs

Experience Level

3-5 years

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Salary/Compensations

$110K-$140K USD

Benefits

Bonuses
Comprehensive benefits package

About the Company

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.
Working with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, they transform projects to improve people’s lives.
Capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
Majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., they partner to provide premier program, project, and cost management offerings globally.
They provide a great place to work, promoting a healthy, productive, and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Equal Opportunity

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer.
They celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.