Estimators – Infrastructure – Midlands

Turner & Townsend; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Job summary

A global professional services company in Birmingham is seeking Estimators and Senior Estimators with strong experience in the Infrastructure sector. Successful candidates will produce accurate cost estimates, manage estimating processes, and support best practices. The role also offers flexibility with some remote work opportunities. Candidates should have a relevant qualification and experience in large project environments.

Qualifications

• Proven relevant experience in estimating or quantity surveying.
• Experience of providing estimating services in a large project environment.
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards.

Responsibilities

• Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans.
• Control and management of the estimating process.
• Assist with the gathering and sharing of estimating data.

Skills

Estimating

Quantity Surveying

Data analysis

Estimating software

Education

Qualified in Estimating or Quantity Surveying

RICS / CIOB / ACostE membership (desirable)

Tools

Estimating software packages

Job description

Overview

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources to transform challenges into opportunities and deliver impactful projects and programmes. 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. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with a premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. For more information, please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job Description

Owing to continued demand and our ambitious plans for growth, Turner & Townsend are looking to recruit Estimators and Senior Estimators with proven experience across the Infrastructure (Rail, Highways, Power, Marine, Water or Utilities) sector.

The Midlands region supports a wide range of major programmes and portfolios of work over the next few years and beyond. Estimating opportunities are available across the region within our Birmingham and Nottingham offices. Estimators at Turner & Townsend work as an embedded resource within a client organisation or on ad-hoc pieces of work for multiple clients across the Infrastructure sector as part of the Turner & Townsend Estimating Hub. Where workload requires, Estimators may work remotely (within region) on estimating tasks for clients nationally or internationally.

Our team delivers a wide range of Estimating and Commercial Intelligence outputs to support client decision making, including:

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

Responsibilities

• Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans 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
• Assist with the gathering and sharing of estimating data
• Support development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend
• Assist in achieving departmental objectives
• Stay abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to provide best practice advice aligned with business objectives

Qualifications

• Qualified to a high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience
• Experience of providing estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment
• Previous experience using estimating software packages
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
• Desirable: membership of RICS / CIOB / ACostE

Additional Information

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.

We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. For more information about us, please visit www.turnerandtownsend.com

SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts are considered the property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. There must be a formal written agreement in place with any authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm, and agencies must be invited by the Recruitment Team to submit candidates for review.