Estimator - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global professional services firm is seeking an Estimator to join their Infrastructure Commercial Team in Glasgow. Responsibilities include producing accurate project estimates, managing the estimating process, and promoting best practices in estimating. Candidates should possess strong qualifications in Estimating or Quantity Surveying, along with various construction project experience and familiarity with estimating methodologies. This role supports a flexible work environment that respects work-life balance.

Benefits

Flexible working environment

Equal opportunity employer

Diversity and inclusion support

Qualifications

• Qualified to a high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience.
• Wide and varied experience of construction projects.
• Experience in different estimating methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate and comprehensive estimates for projects.
• Control and manage the estimating process at project level.
• Support development and promotion of estimating good practice.

Skills

Estimating or Quantity Surveying qualifications

Construction project experience

Estimating methodology knowledge

Project management understanding

Education

Degree in quantity surveying or associated field

Membership of relevant professional body

Tools

CANDY

Causeway

CostX

COSTOS

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.

We are currently looking for an Estimator to work within our Infrastructure Commercial Team in Glasgow, producing detailed resource based estimates to evaluate design changes, maintain the baseline cost, and challenge contractors’ estimates.

As a Turner & Townsend Estimator you will be responsible for:

• Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates for projects in a timely and efficient manner.
• Control and management of the estimating process at project level;
• Production of estimates without management or supervision;
• Able to work as part of a team or as an individual with limited supervision;
• Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend;
• Supporting estimating good practice as a representative of Turner & Townsend within our clients;
• Assisting in the achievement of departmental objectives;
• Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives.

Qualifications

• Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience;
• Wide and varied experience of construction projects;
• Wide and varied experience of estimating methodology, Parametric, Unit Rate, Benchmarking, etc.
• Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment;
• Understanding of project management, planning, risk and investment processes;
• Desirable Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level;
• Desirable practical experience of different estimating software, CANDY, Causeway, CostX, COSTOS, etc
• Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field;
• Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.

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.

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