Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor – Major Hotel Construction

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Cost Manager and/or Quantity Surveyor to act as the key, day-to-day interface on a major client account, ensuring client objectives are met through the delivery of a value-added cost management service.

This role will support a large-scale, multi-billion-dollar hospitality redevelopment project on the Las Vegas Strip, involving the transformation of an existing landmark property into a world-class destination, including new high-rise construction and extensive renovation works.

Location: Las Vegas, NV (hybrid role with on-site presence during construction).

To be successful in this role, you must have excellent communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing environment. The ideal candidate will be self-motivated, driven, and able to work independently as well as part of a team. In this significant position, you will provide leadership and direction while promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.
 

Responsibilities: 

• Estimating and negotiating change orders throughout the construction lifecycle.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor in the development of cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Communicate or meet with the general contractor and owner’s project manager to gather status information and prepare cost estimate updates.
• Prepare written comments on contractor submissions, including executive summaries.
• Coordinate all sources of cost information, including subcontractors, suppliers, and design team inputs.
• Inform and influence engineering and design decisions based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve commercial and scheduling issues.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on large-scale, complex construction packages.
• Participate effectively in post-contract cost variance and change control processes.
• Manage cost impact, contingency reporting, and commitment tracking logs.
• Prepare funding data presentations and support value engineering sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop cost plans and estimates through the design phase, delivering updates at key milestones.
• Provide commercial input into design optioneering and value engineering exercises.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and lead negotiations on behalf of the client.
• Perform quantity surveying, cost control, and change management activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Ensure cost auditing and valuation processes are robust and effectively managed.
• Produce monthly cost reports for client presentation.
• Support the negotiation and agreement of final accounts.
• Compile as-built cost data for benchmarking purposes.
• Mentor and support the development of junior team members.
• Demonstrate excellence in service delivery in line with commission requirements.
• Utilize internal systems to track financial performance, including margins and resource forecasts.
• Implement company business management systems and best practice delivery methodologies.
• Act as a role model, promoting collaboration and delivering strong outcomes for clients and stakeholders.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in a cost management or quantity surveying role within construction.
• Experience delivering medium to large-scale, complex construction projects, ideally within hospitality, mixed-use, or large commercial developments.
• Experience in hotel or hospitality construction is preferred.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of construction commercial practices, including procurement strategies, value engineering, and cost control.
• Ability to manage client relationships in a high-profile, fast-paced project environment.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• RICS accreditation (or working toward it) is preferred.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. 

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.  

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ 

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. 

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. 

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