Overview In this role you will support cost planning, reporting and commercial coordination for a major multi-phase data center construction program. You will collaborate with client stakeholders, contractors and the project team to ensure robust cost governance throughout the lifecycle. You will influence value through cost optimization and precise financial controls. This is a hands-on position on a fast-moving site with significant impact on project outcomes.
Responsibilities- Develop, update, and maintain cost plans, budgets, and estimates
- Produce monthly cost reporting and forecasts with executive summaries
- Gather, verify, and validate cost data from designers, contractors, and vendors
- Maintain cost records, benchmarks, and databases for improvement
- Support procurement activities including takeoffs, pricing reviews, and scope comparisons
- Assist with final accounts and commercial closeout
- Manage day-to-day change-management: review, validate, track, and reconcile changes
- Maintain cost-control logs, monitor commitments and variances
- Support contingency management and cost-risk reviews
- Coordinate cost information with scheduling and project controls
- Participate in value-engineering and cost-optimization efforts
- Monitor market conditions and provide updates to the team
- Support client interface activities and ensure requirements are met
- Prepare commentary on contractor submissions and support governance reviews
- Ensure adherence to Turner & Townsend Business Management Systems
- Provide guidance to junior team members as needed
- Assist with forecasting and cost-to-complete reviews
- SOX control responsibilities may apply where relevant
Key requirements- 3-5+ years of cost management, quantity surveying, or project controls experience
- Experience supporting medium- to large-scale construction programs; mission-critical or industrial experience preferred
- Strong understanding of civil, structural, and MEP construction concepts
- Proficiency in budgeting, cost reporting, cost control systems, and forecasting
- Experience supporting change-management workflows on construction projects
- Ability to interpret schedules and understand basic cost impacts
- Familiarity with procurement processes, contract administration, and commercial terms
- Progress toward RICS or other professional accreditation is a plus
- Strong communication and stakeholder-coordination skills
- Solid analytical skills with high attention to detail
- Proficiency with standard cost management tools and Microsoft Office
- strong communication
- stakeholder coordination
- attention to detail
- budgeting
- cost reporting
- cost control systems
