Estimating Associate Director/ Project Director Defence

Turner & Townsend; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking Associate Director/Project Director in Estimating to lead production of robust cost plans for defence sector programmes across the UK. You will drive estimating strategy, mentor teams, and shape client bids while fostering best practices within the practice.

The role requires leadership across major programmes, ownership of complex estimates, and active engagement with MoD defence clients.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead or manage production of accurate estimates and cost plans for projects/programmes.
• Promote estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend.
• Help achieve departmental objectives and stay current in own technical area.
• Support or lead bids for new work with clear client direction.
• Supervise staff and act as a role model for junior colleagues.
• Interface with clients and other consultants at all project stages.
• Develop new business opportunities with existing and new clients; identify cross-selling opportunities.
• Oversee staff work and knowledge management within the team.

Skills

Estimating leadership

Defence sector estimating

Team leadership

Client interfacing

Bid support

Education

Qualified Estimating or Quantity Surveying

Membership desirable: RICS/CIOB/A Cost E.

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

At Turner & Townsend, we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day, we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.

Turner & Townsend within the UK has a wide range of key clients in various sectors, including Health, Local Authorities, Higher Education, Highways, Utilities, Rail, and Defence. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.

Turner & Townsend are a key Tier 1 supplier of project and programme management services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK. We play a crucial role in supporting the defence of the United Kingdom, whilst ensuring our clients achieve better outcomes.

At Turner & Townsend, we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day, we help our major global clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 110 offices worldwide.

Turner & Townsend within the UK has a wide range of key clients in various sectors, including Health, Local Authorities, Higher Education, Highways, Utilities, Rail, and Defence. Our diverse portfolio of clients provides our team members with unique and rewarding opportunities to gain experience across a broad range of major programmes and projects.

Turner & Townsend are a key Tier 1 supplier of project and programme management services to the Ministry of Defence and strategic Defence suppliers in the UK. We play a crucial role in supporting the defence of the United Kingdom, whilst ensuring our clients achieve better outcomes.

Job Description

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.

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 Directors and Project Directors with proven estimating leadership skills to work with a number of our key Defence sector clients across the the South East, South West and Midlands on a wide variety of exciting projects/programmes.

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 assurance
• Major programmes estimating strategy
• Estimating data

As a Associate Director/ Project 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
• Playing a leading role in the development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend;
• Playing a leading role in the achievement of departmental objectives;
• Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise
• Supporting or leading bids for new work
• Providing direction to staff working for you and with you on specific tasks.
• Acting as a role model for less experienced staff
• 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

Qualifications / Experience

• Proven Estimating Leadership experience
• Defence sector estimating experience
• 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
• Experience of working in the Defence sector
• Experience in leading and managing teams

Additional Information

Security Clearance

Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a Sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

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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.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects:

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Instagram

LinkedIn