Senior Cost Consultant - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

RRSP matching

Learning & development budget

Professional membership covered

Flexible vacation / sick days

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Turner & Townsend in Calgary is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator specializing in civil infrastructure and transit projects, with 8+ years post-graduate experience, to lead cost estimation activities from feasibility to pre-tender stages.

You will prepare, defend and present cost plans, interface with clients and stakeholders, and contribute to value engineering and cost benchmarking for major infrastructure programs. Hybrid work arrangement offered.

Qualifications

• Degree/cert in QS/CE/CM required.
• 8–15 years of cost estimating experience in infrastructure.
• Experience across pre-contract and post-contract phases.
• Membership in CIQS/RICS/AACE is a bonus; strong client interaction skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cost estimates for infra projects (roads, bridges, LRT, utilities).
• Present and defend cost plans and estimates to clients.
• Interface with clients, stakeholders, contractors and consultants.
• Review/validate cost submissions within progressive design-build contexts.
• Engage in value engineering and cost benchmarking activities.

Skills

Rail systems estimation

Client-facing skills

Cost estimation

Team collaboration

Education

Quantity Surveying / Civil Engineering / Construction Management degree or certification

Tools

BIM-based quantification tools

Digital takeoff tools

Job 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

Who are you?
You are a seasoned Senior Cost Estimator specializing in Civil infrastructure and transit projects estimatingwith a minimum of8years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a comparable role in a similar environment.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, driven, and capable of working both independently and as part of a high-performingteam. In this impactful role, you will be providingadvice,leadership and direction, actively embedding and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of Turner & Townsend.

As aSenior Cost Consultant,you will be involved in:

Prepare construction cost estimates (Class 5 to Class 1) for infrastructure projects including roads, bridges, tunnels, LRT, transit, utilities, and municipal civil works.

Producing, presenting and defendingconstructioncost plans andcost estimatesforkeyinfrastructureclients developing complexengineeringprojects from feasibility/concept design up to detailed design (pre-tender estimates).

Actively interfacing with project clients, key stakeholders, contractors, and consultants (engineering, etc.)providing cost adviceduring all project stages.

Review, validationofcost submissionsfrom General Contractor(s)within aProgressive Design Build contractual environment as part of Target Cost/Price Development.

Providing cost reconciliation cost estimates including associated justification to be presented to project clients and key stakeholders.

Engaging in value engineering workshops to identify the cost savings and optimum solutions available for the client.

Producing cost benchmarksfor validation and target-setting on major infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Quantity Surveying / Civil Engineering / Construction Management Degree and/or Certification or equivalent.
• 8 - 15years’ experience in cost estimating positions across pre-contract/post-contract phases of infrastructure projects.
• Membership of professional organisations is a bonus (e.g., CIQS / RICS / AACE).
• Strong understanding of rail systems estimating methodologies, procurement and installation approaches, and key testing, commissioning,integrationand handover cost drivers.
• Strong team player with a positive, collaborative attitude.
• Strong communication skills and ability to support client‑facing interactions.
• Experience with BIM‑based quantification or digital takeoff tools is an advantage.
• Experience in a consultancy, owner’s representative, or contractor environment.

Additional Information

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

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.

We are an Equal opportunity employer who will ensure accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities upon request. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.