Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend
Lubbock, TX
Category Engineering
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor to support cost management and commercial delivery for a large, multi‐phase data center development program in the Lubbock, TX area. The role requires strong cost control, accurate reporting, and coordination across multiple phases and work packages.

Requirements

  • Manage day‐to‐day cost management activities for a multi‐phase data center program, ensuring commercial rigor and compliance with project requirements.
  • Prepare and maintain detailed cost plans, budgets, and estimates across multiple packages and stages of design and construction.
  • Support procurement activities, including issuing RFPs, reviewing contractor proposals, conducting scope reviews, and assisting in commercial negotiations.
  • Lead cost reporting, including monthly reports, cash flow forecasts, commitment tracking, and risk reviews.
  • Oversee change management processes: review, analyze, negotiate, and reconcile change orders.
  • Support value engineering and design‐to‐budget initiatives throughout design and delivery.
  • Provide cost input into scheduling, risk, and project controls processes.
  • Maintain accurate benchmarking, cost databases, and historical cost records.
  • Mentor junior cost managers and quantity surveyors as needed.
  • Ensure compliance with Turner & Townsend Business Management Systems (BMS) and best‐practice delivery standards.

Benefits

  • Per diem will be provided for all required travel.
  • Mileage reimbursement is available for candidates who live within driving distance of the site.
  • For candidates traveling from farther away, the client will cover necessary travel costs.
  • Relocation assistance is available for those interested in moving closer to the project location.
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