Senior Consultant, Infrastructure Cost & Commercial (Senior Estimator/QS)

Turnertownsend; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental benefits

RRSP matching

Learning & development budget

Professional membership fees

Hybrid work model

Diversity & inclusive culture

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Toronto seeks a senior cost estimating professional to advise clients on cost planning and risk throughout infrastructure projects. You will lead client-facing engagements, provide independent cost analyses, and mentor junior staff in a collaborative, global consultancy.

You will work in a multidisciplinary team, challenging assumptions and delivering insight to support investment decisions for major programs.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of professional experience in cost estimating/QS, including consultancy or client-side infrastructure environments.
• Proven ability to engage effectively with client stakeholders and communicate complex cost estimating concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted advisor to clients by providing strategic and detailed independent cost planning advice and risk-related recommendations.
• Lead or contribute to client-facing engagements, estimate assurance, validation assignments, and risk quantification workshops.
• Mentor and develop junior consultants, estimators, and quantity surveyors through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Contribute to development of estimating methodologies and best-practice cost planning and estimating.

Skills

Cost estimating

Cost planning

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Job Description and Key Responsibilities

You thrive in client-facing environments and are confident presenting both technical and commercial aspects of estimating and associated advice to senior project leaders, executives, and public sector stakeholders.

You enjoy working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, challenging assumptions, providing independent insight, and helping clients make informed investment decisions throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate combines technical excellence with strong consulting, communication, and relationship management skills. You are self-motivated, commercially astute, and capable of independently leading assignments while contributing to broader team objectives and business growth initiatives.

Act as a trusted advisor to clients by providing both strategic and detailed independent cost planning advice and risk-related recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.

Lead or contribute to client-facing engagements, progressive estimate assurance and validation assignments and risk quantification workshops.

Independently challenge contractor's submissions during target cost development, procurement, and business case processes.

Mentor and develop junior consultants, estimators, and quantity surveyors through coaching, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.

This role offers the opportunity to work for a global consultancy across cost and commercial aspects of some of the region's most significant infrastructure programs.

You will contribute to the continued development of estimating methodologies, assurance frameworks, benchmarking systems, and best-practice cost planning and cost estimating.

Minimum 8-10 years' professional experience in cost estimating/QS, including substantial experience within a consultancy, professional services, advisory, or client-side infrastructure environment.

Demonstrated experience leading or contributing to cost estimating, cost planning, cost assurance, commercial advisory, and investment decision support services for major infrastructure programs.

Proven ability to engage effectively with client stakeholders and communicate complex technical or commercial aspects of construction cost estimating clearly and confidently.

Experience supporting collaborative delivery models including Progressive Design-Build (PDB), CMAR, CMGC, Alliance, Design-Build, and other alternative procurement approaches.

Strong commercial acumen and understanding of project controls, risk management, governance, procurement, and infrastructure delivery frameworks.

Demonstrated experience mentoring junior professionals and contributing positively to team capability development.

Professional accreditation such as CIQS, MRICS, FRICS, CCP (AACE), CEP, PMP, or equivalent is highly regarded.

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 believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most 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

The base salary range for this full-time role is $125,000 - $150,000 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. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

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 CV's that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV's will be treated as a direct application.

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