Senior Estimator - Infrastructure

Turner Townsend; Bristol; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in the UK is seeking a Senior Estimator to join their team. You will be responsible for producing accurate estimates and managing the estimating process across various infrastructure projects. The ideal candidate is qualified in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with relevant experience in a large project environment. This role offers opportunities in multiple UK locations and the flexibility to work remotely on projects for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience.
• Relevant successful experience in large project environments.
• Membership of RICS/CIOB/A. Cost E. is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates for projects.
• Control and management of the estimating process at project level.
• Staying abreast of developments within technical area of expertise.

Skills

Estimating

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Qualified in Estimating or Quantity Surveying

Membership of a relevant professional body

Tools

Estimating software packages

Job description

Overview

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.

Owing to continued demand and our ambitious plans for growth, Turner & Townsend are looking to recruit Senior Estimators with proven experience across the Infrastructure (Rail, Airports, Highways, Power, Water or Utilities) sector. Opportunities are available in our London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester offices.

Estimators at Turner & Townsend make the difference for our clients by supporting them as an embedded resource within their organisation or through ad-hoc pieces of work for multiple clients across the Infrastructure sector as part of the Turner & Townsend Estimating Hub. Although our work is predominantly for UK-based clients, as workload requires, our Estimators have the opportunity to work remotely (from the UK) on estimating tasks for our clients across the globe.

What we deliver

• 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
• Estimating data

Role and 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;
• Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice within Turner & Townsend;
• 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
• Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment;
• Previous experience of working with estimating software packages;
• Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
• Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.

Location

Opportunities are available in our London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester offices. Although our work is predominantly for UK-based clients, as workload requires, Estimators have the opportunity to work remotely (from the UK) on estimating tasks for clients across the globe.