Associate Director – Estimating – Water Sector

Turner-; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director of Estimating in the UK Water sector, based in the South East or Midlands. The role leads the production of estimates and cost plans, develops best practice, and supports regional growth while interfacing with clients and consulting teams.

The position requires leadership of teams, experience on major water programmes, and the ability to drive bid performance across regional projects. Remote work within region is supported.

Qualifications

• Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience.
• Experience with estimating software packages.
• Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.
• Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects in the Water sector is essential.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead or manage the production of accurate estimates and cost plans for projects/programmes in the Water sector.
• Promote estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend in line with Estimating Vision 2030.
• Take a leading role in the region to achieve departmental and regional goals.
• Interface with clients and other consultants at all project stages.
• Develop junior members of the estimating team and mentor staff.
• Identify and act on cross‑selling opportunities and new business.
• Staff management where appropriate; contribute to knowledge management.

Skills

Estimating/Quantity Surveying

Estimating software

RICS/CIOB/ACostE membership

Water sector experience

Team leadership

Job description

• Full-time
• Department: Infrastructure

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.

Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers to the Infrastructure sector and we have a thriving UK Estimating team making the difference for a large number of clients both in the UK and Overseas. We are now looking for talented Associate Director-level Estimating professionals with proven Water sector experience to work within the South East and Midlands regions on a wide range of projects and major programmes of work, and to support the leadership of our ambitious growth plans.

Although our work is predominantly for regionally based clients, as workload requires, our estimating staff have the opportunity to work remotely (within region) on estimating tasks for our clients both nationally and internationally.

Our team deliver a wide range of Estimating outputs for our clients, to support their decision making, including:

• Estimate Production (from Order of Magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)
• Estimating Support to Major Programme Set up
• Cost intelligence and benchmarking

As anAssociate Director within the Estimating team at Turner & Townsend you will be responsible for:

• Leading or managing the production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans for projects/programmes in the Water sector;
• Playing a leading role in the development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend in line with our Estimating Vision 2030;
• Playing a leading role in the region, helping to achieve regional strategic goals;
• Playing a leading role in the achievement of departmental objectives;
• Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise;
• Working with Directors to construct bids for new work;
• Providing direction to staff working for you and with you on specific tasks;
• Responsibility for the development of junior members of the estimating team
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages;
• Taking responsibility for developing new business opportunities with existing and new Turner & Townsend clients;
• Identifying and acting upon cross-selling opportunities;
• Staff management (where appropriate);
• Knowledge management.

Qualifications

• Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience;
• Previous experience of working with estimating software packages;
• Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E;
• Experience of working on Major Programmes and Projects in the Water sector is essential;
• Experience in leading and managing teams.

Additional Information

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.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.