Lead / Senior Estimators – Rail

Turner & Townsend; Leeds; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthy work-life balance

Flexible working environment

Equal opportunity employer

Job summary

A global professional services company is seeking a Lead/Senior Estimator for projects in the Rail sector. You will produce detailed estimates and cost plans while supporting the wider Estimating Hub. This role requires proven experience in cost planning and estimating, preferably in a large project environment. The company offers a flexible and inclusive workplace with opportunities for growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• Proven relevant experience in cost planning or estimating.
• Detailed knowledge of cost planning and estimating processes.
• Chartered status or working towards it is preferred.
• Experience in providing estimating and/or QS services on large projects.
• Experience with estimating software packages.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate estimates and cost plans.
• Control the estimating/cost planning process at project level.
• Assist in data gathering for estimating practices.
• Support gathering and sharing estimating data.
• Promote best practice in estimating and cost planning within Turner & Townsend.
• Assist in achieving departmental objectives and stay current with developments.

Skills

Cost planning

Estimating

Data analysis

Chartered status

Estimating software

Education

Qualified in cost planning, estimating or quantity surveying

Membership of a relevant professional body

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. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. 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 collaborate to provide clients with a premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com

Job description

Are you looking for a new challenge in Estimating / Cost Planning?

Owing to continued demand and our ambitious plans for growth, Turner & Townsend are looking to recruit Lead/Senior Estimators with proven experience in the Rail sector. You will be making the difference for our clients by supporting them as an embedded resource within their organizations and supporting the wider Turner & Townsend Estimating Hub. Our team delivers a wide range of Estimating and Commercial Intelligence outputs for our clients, to support their decision making.

Responsibilities

• Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans for projects in a timely and efficient manner
• Control and management of the estimating / cost planning process at project level
• Production of estimates / cost plans without management or supervision
• Assist with the gathering and sharing of estimating / cost planning data
• Supporting development and promotion of estimating / cost planning good practice within Turner & Townsend
• Assisting in the achievement of departmental objectives
• Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to provide best practice advice in line with business objectives

What you will deliver

Our team delivers a wide range of Estimating and Commercial Intelligence outputs for our clients, to support their decision making, including:

• Estimate / cost plan production (from order of magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)
• Estimating / cost planning assurance
• Estimating / cost planning support to major programme set up
• Data analysis and benchmarking

Qualifications

• Qualified to high standard in cost planning, estimating or quantity surveying with proven relevant experience
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
• Detailed knowledge of cost planning, estimating, process and techniques
• Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment
• Previous experience of working with estimating software packages

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. 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.

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