Estimator / Cost Manager - EV Construction

Turner & Townsend; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

SF Bay Area local engagement

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Estimator/Cost Manager to act as the key, day‑to‑day client interface on large, mission‑critical construction programs. You will ensure client objectives are met through disciplined, value‑added commercial and cost management services across complex, schedule‑driven projects.

The successful candidate will be confident in a client‑facing environment, highly organized, and capable of working independently while collaborating within integrated project

Qualifications

• Experience as an estimator/cost manager on large construction programs.
• Strong client-facing and organizational skills.
• Proven cost-management capabilities in complex projects.
• Background in delivering campus-scale facilities and infrastructure-heavy works.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key, day-to-day client interface on large, mission-critical construction programs.
• Provide commercial support during design and construction phases.
• Support delivery of complex campus-scale facilities including EV charging systems.

Skills

Estimator/Cost Manager

Client facing

Cost management

Construction industry

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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Estimator/Cost Manager to act as the key, day‑to‑day client interface on large, mission‑critical construction programs. This role is responsible for ensuring client objectives are met through the delivery of disciplined, value‑added commercial and cost management services across complex, schedule‑driven projects.

The successful candidate will be confident in a client‑facing environment, highly organized, and comfortable operating independently while collaborating within integrated project teams. In this position, you will provide commercial support during design and construction, supporting the successful delivery of complex campus‑scale facilities that include infrastructure‑heavy works, MEP‑intensive buildings, and fleet‑support systems such as EV charging.

You will represent and promote Turner & Townsend’s purpose, values, and commitment to excellence while supporting best‑practice commercial governance throughout the project lifecycle.

This role offers flexibility for remote work; however, proximity to the SF Bay Area and the ability to engage locally