Cost Consultant (Mechanical & Electrical)

Turner & Townsend; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A global professional services firm in Toronto is seeking a Cost Consultant. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in cost planning and estimation for electrical systems across various sectors. Responsibilities include providing estimates, managing cost planning activities, and liaising with clients. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from $75,000 to $105,000 annually, with comprehensive health benefits and a hybrid work approach.

Benefits

100% covered health and dental benefits

RRSP option with company matching

Annual learning and development budget

Flexible work approach

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years post-graduate experience in a similar role.
• Solid presentation and communication skills required.
• Experience in advising on value management and life cycle costing.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimate and cost planning including final cost plan.
• Prepare Construction Cost Estimate reports for various projects.
• Manage estimating and cost planning activities.

Skills

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

AutoCAD proficiency

Navisworks proficiency

Team player

Good organization skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

AutoCAD

Navisworks

Job description

Overview

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. We turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success through partnership. 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., with 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.

Who are you?

You are an experienced Cost Consultant with a minimum of 5+ years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a similar role in a similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Prepare Construction Cost Estimate reports at all stages of design for commercial, institutional and residential projects throughout Canada.
• Manage estimating and cost planning activities to include taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ensure that cost analysis, cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively.
• Participate in value engineering, LEED analysis and life cycle costing.
• Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all project stages.
• Prepare Mechanical/Electrical cost estimates for all asset classes, and at all levels of design, related to real estate throughout Canada.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager and utilize marketing database.

Qualifications

• Demonstrate solid presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Navisworks, and/or other related computer software.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
• Good knowledge of all methods of construction procurement.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Experience with key aspects of business development.
• Good knowledge and experience gained within several industry sectors.

Education/Experience

• Experience preparing electrical cost estimates on complex construction projects.
• Experience managing electrical cost or estimating on data center, high-tech, manufacturing, commercial real estate or relatable construction projects.
• Construction experience with electrical systems.
• Experience with all MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) a plus.

Additional Information

The base salary range for this full-time role is $75,000 - $105,000 per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

What’s in it for you

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services).
• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program.
• RRSP option with company matching.
• Annual learning and development budget.
• Access to a range of online learning tools and support for career development and growth.
• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role.
• We support work-life balance with vacation, flex and sick days.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives.
• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging.

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.

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

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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