Hiring: Senior Cost Manager / Quantity Surveyor Company: Turner & Townsend Location: Kansas City, KS Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 10:21:25 Employment Type: Contract / On-site Target Skills & Keywords : Elasticsearch About the job Experience: •8 years’ experience working in a construction cost role. Required Skills: •Senior Cost Manager or Quantity Surveyor to provide commercial management, cost control and estimating services on a global EV Battery Manufacturers construction program. •To be successful in this role you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. •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 the cost estimates. •Reconcile changes and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate. •Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update. •Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Qualifications: •A minimum of 8 years’ experience working in a construction cost role. •College and/or post-graduate degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction. •RICS accredited or working towards is valuable, but not required. •Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management and value engineering. •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. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!