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Senior Estimator - Life Sciences Construction

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
  • Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience
  • Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
  • Experience providing conceptual estimating services and/or pre-construction services at a construction management or related firm

Responsibilities

  • Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions
  • Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones
  • Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff
  • Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Team Management
  • Analytical Skills
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Turner & Townsend

Construction

We build trust between clients, suppliers, governments and society through the commitment, capability and care our team brings. Delivering better outcomes that have a positive impact on the world around us. We work smarter to face the challenges of the future; bringing the clarity that helps teams realise their full potential across the real estate, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. It’s how we’ve made the difference for 75 years. Transforming performance for a green, inclusive and productive world.

Company details

Company typeLarge
IndustryConstruction
Company size10001

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Job description

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 is seeking an experienced Senior Estimator to join our team to support large scale construction projects and programs. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator with a strong track record of providing accurate estimating services. 

Responsibilities:  

  • Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions; with internal and external staff. 

  • Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. 

  • Experience in providing program-level estimates for specific scopes of work 

  • Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff. 

  • Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels. 

  • Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects. 

  • Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level. 

  • Support training to Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools/templates. 

  • Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team. 

  • Delivering Life Cycle Costing models. 

  • 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 field related to construction. 

  • Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience 

  • Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc. 

  • Experience providing conceptual estimating services and/or pre-construction services at a construction management or related firm. 

  • Experience supporting large scale construction projects and programs 

  • Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as value management and value engineering. 

  • Excellent communication skills. 

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email recruitmentUSA@turntown.com.  If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or recruitmentUSA@turntown.com.  This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

Turner & Townsend carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the position is $125,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Health and Safety Manager position is $175,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. 

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Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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