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Senior Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Life Sciences Construction

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Posted: 10/20/2026
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Turner & Townsend

Senior Cost Manager – Quantity Surveyor, Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSeniorWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in cost management for complex Life Sciences construction projects, including estimating, negotiating, and delivering cost plans while effectively interfacing with clients and stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Cost ManagementConstruction Industry ExperienceClient-Facing SkillsStakeholder ManagementRICS Accreditation

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Support successful delivery of complex Life Sciences construction projects
  • Act as the key day-to-day client interface
  • Deliver cost management services across manufacturing, laboratory, R&D, and related capital projects
  • Estimate and negotiate change orders throughout the construction lifecycle
  • Produce and present final cost plans
  • Review design services and general-contractor cost estimates
  • Reconcile changes and verify contractor data
  • Gather project status information and prepare cost estimate updates
  • Review contractor submissions and prepare written comments and executive summaries
  • Coordinate cost information from project stakeholders, suppliers, subcontractors, and architects/engineers
  • Inform engineering priorities based on cost impact
  • Manage cost checks, valuations, cost auditing, and cost validation
  • Manage post-contract cost variances, change control, contingencies, commitments, and tracking logs
  • Prepare funding-data presentations and coordinate value-engineering sessions
  • Develop cost plans and estimates through design milestones
  • Provide commercial input to design optioneering and value engineering
  • Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead client-side negotiations
  • Produce monthly cost reports for client presentation
  • Negotiate and agree final accounts
  • Compile built-cost estimate records for benchmarking
  • Coach and mentor talent
  • Manage commission margins, fee/resource forecasts, and financial reports using internal software
  • Maintain internal business management systems, delivery methodologies, and tools
  • Support one-business culture and adhere to applicable SOX controls

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field
  • Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in a construction-industry cost management role
  • RICS accredited or working towards it preferred
  • Experience leading cost management on medium or large construction projects of medium to high complexity
  • Construction consultancy experience strongly preferred
  • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, including procurement routes, value management, and value engineering
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Client-facing and stakeholder management capability
  • Ability to work independently and collaborate within multidisciplinary project teams

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Remote work available across the USA
  • Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment
  • Work-life balance support
  • Opportunity to affect change and have a voice
  • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace
  • Confidential handling of information
  • Diversity and inclusion commitment

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Hard Skills
Cost EstimationChange Order NegotiationCost AuditingValue EngineeringCost ValidationFinancial ReportingConstruction ManagementCost Plan DevelopmentContractor Pricing ReviewBuilt-Cost Estimation
Soft Skills
Excellent CommunicationIndependent WorkCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Internal Business Management Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Construction ManagementRICS Accreditation
Industry Keywords
Life SciencesConstruction ConsultancyProcurement RoutesValue ManagementMedium to High Complexity Projects