Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Ability and willingness to work in our Seattle office 3 days per week.

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field.

6–10+ years of progressive experience in cost management or a related discipline.

Expertise in cost planning, budgeting, financial reporting, and change management.

Strong knowledge of procurement strategies and commercial management of contractor/vendor contracts.

Proficiency in industry-standard cost management tools and software.

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

The salary range for this role is $150K-$165 USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

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Turner & Townsend

is seeking an experienced

Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor

to drive cost management for a high-profile tech client’s data center construction portfolio. In this role, you will oversee cost planning and control across multiple projects, ensuring accurate budgets, forecasts, and reports throughout the lifecycle. You will provide strategic advice on procurement, manage change control, and assess financial impacts while collaborating with project teams to optimize value and efficiency. This client-facing position demands strong technical expertise, excellent communication skills, and the ability to present cost data and recommendations confidently to senior stakeholders.

This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, with three days per week in our Seattle office and remote flexibility for the remaining days.

Responsibilities:

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries.

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.