Job Description

TURNER & TOWNSEND is seeking an experienced CIVIL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR to provide estimates and cost consulting and meet client objectives through the delivery of an effective cost management service for our key technology client.

The ideal candidate is an experienced construction professional who specializes in estimating heavy civil and utilities projects which includes estimating Deep Foundations (Piles, drilled shafts, caissons), Soil Improvements, Site Improvements, Significant Wet & Dry (Water & Gas Pipelines, Electrical & Telecom Ductbanks), SWPPP, reviewing Geotechnical Reports, Overhead Power Lines, and Roads for Data Center or relatable construction projects.

• Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design.
• Supporting Client land acquisitions and site preparation work.
• Liaising with the Client’s general contractors & reviewing their cost submissions
• Undertaking cost reviews as part of RFPs.
• Working with the architect’s masterplan designs & clarifying scope.
• Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and prepare estimates within appropriate accuracy levels.
• Understanding design stages and estimate levels.
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Preparing cash commit forecasts for the construction life cycle.
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders in the preparation of estimates/ cost plans.
• Analyzing labor markets and cost drivers such as Unions & Tax.
• Supporting our Client’s with monthly presentations.
• Delivering Life Cycle Costing models.
• Benchmarking integration to ensure accurate data capture.

Qualifications

• Strong technical experience estimating all phases of construction projects; pre-contract, post contract and final account.
• Specific experience of estimating significant utilities (Wet & Dry) and deep foundations / soil improvements (not just standard earthwork activities);
• Experience of working with different types of foundations, hazardous materials and geotechnical reports
• Understands historical production rates, local labor rates, crew sizes, and site setup (mobilization, site incidentals, site overhead, trucking logistics, etc)
• Experience working on large-scale infrastructure projects or heavy civils projects is preferred
• Demonstrate solid presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, G Suite AutoCad Navisworks, and/or other related computer software.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering
• College degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience estimating large-scale construction projects.
• US experience is strongly desirable.

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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.