Phoenix, Arizona, United States Hybrid Contract

Turner & Townsend is hiring an Associate Director - Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

Responsibilities

  • Lead comprehensive cost management throughout all project stages, ensuring consistency with defined scope, budget, and timeline for large-scale data center developments and additional sectors.
  • Create and update detailed cost models, estimates, and forward-looking projections using technical drawings and industry standards.
  • Manage change management processes, including evaluation and negotiation of variations, tracking of post-contract financial deviations, and enforcement of commercial controls.
  • Review contractor and subcontractor pricing, validate scope alignment, and support procurement strategy design; advise on contracting methods and capital planning at program level.
  • Collaborate with scheduling teams to align cost projections with project timelines and key milestones.
  • Serve as the main contact for commercial reporting; prepare and deliver monthly cost analyses, executive summaries, and financial updates to stakeholders.
  • Lead client and consultant engagement across project lifecycles; maintain clear communication and cultivate strong relationships with project teams, vendors, and decision-makers.
  • Conduct cost risk assessments, scenario modeling, and sensitivity evaluations; track market shifts and report on labor supply, material costs, and price escalation trends.
  • Design and implement strategies to improve cost efficiency, including value engineering initiatives to lower lifecycle expenses and improve project outcomes.
  • Define and monitor performance using KPIs and success metrics; present findings and progress updates to senior management.
  • Oversee financial tracking through internal platforms, managing margins, forecasts, and reporting workflows; apply Business Management Systems and delivery frameworks to uphold best practices.
  • Identify improvements to cost management processes, templates, and digital tools; promote knowledge sharing by documenting lessons and critical project data.
  • Provide strategic leadership to teams, set clear objectives, mentor junior staff, conduct performance evaluations, and promote a collaborative, high-performance environment.
  • Represent the organization as a trusted advisor; grow market insight, cultivate new business leads, and identify cross-service opportunities.
  • Support proposal development and RFP submissions; attend industry events to strengthen visibility and expand professional networks.

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

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Turner & Townsend
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 to deliver impactful projects and programmes. Capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions.
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Job Details
Department Real estate
Category other
Posted 7 days ago