Overview In this role you lead cost management for large-scale data center programs, guiding commercial and project controls across all phases. You act as the primary client contact, align cross-functional teams, and drive financial performance through budgeting, forecasting, and risk mitigation. You will shape governance, reporting, and contractual oversight while mentoring the cost management team. This opportunity offers impact through leading complex capital projects and advancing Turner & Townsend's value-driven delivery.
Compensation / Benefits- on-site presence with relocation option
- per diem for local candidates
- flexible working environment
- equal opportunity employer
- focus on healthy work-life balance
- employee development and values-driven culture
Responsibilities- Lead cost management services across large-scale data center projects from planning through closeout
- Serve as primary client contact for commercial and cost management matters, fostering stakeholder relationships
- Develop and manage budgets, forecasts, cost reports, cash flow analyses, and performance metrics
- Provide strategic cost advice to support informed project decisions
- Establish and maintain project controls, reporting processes, and governance across multiple workstreams
- Lead quantity surveying, cost control, estimating, and change management throughout the lifecycle
- Oversee evaluation and negotiation of change orders, claims, and commercial risk events
- Monitor risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation strategies
- Support procurement, contracting, and vendor selection with guidance on commercial matters
- Coordinate with clients, contractors, consultants, and project teams for delivery
- Review cost reporting, payments, invoices, and reconciliations
- Support schedule-related cost impacts and forecasting to align with objectives
- Drive consistency of cost management and project controls best practices
- Lead and mentor cost management professionals and oversee staffing and performance
- Prepare commercial updates and executive presentations
- Identify process improvements to enhance controls and reporting
- Support business development, client relationships, and proposals
- Share lessons learned and promote Turner & Townsend values
- SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant
Key requirements- 8+ years in cost management, quantity surveying, project controls, or commercial management in construction
- Experience leading cost management on large-scale data center or complex capital programs
- Proven ability to manage budgets, forecasting, cost reporting, cash flow, and change management
- Strong understanding of project controls, contract administration, procurement, and governance
- Experience in construction consultancy or professional services preferred
- Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage client relationships
- Experience supporting programs from planning through closeout
- Knowledge of cost management and project controls systems; Primavera P6/Oracle Unifier or similar is preferred
- RICS or equivalent accreditation preferred
- Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and organizational skills
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders to achieve project outcomes
- leadership
- client-facing communication
- stakeholder management
- Primavera P6
- Oracle Unifier
- cost management systems
