Estimator - Infrastructure

Turner & Townsend; United States; Remote; USD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking Estimators for Infrastructure projects in the UK, including London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester. The role supports embedded client teams or multi-client estimating work through the Estimating Hub, with potential UK remote tasks.

You will produce estimates and cost plans for rail, highways, power, water or utilities projects, and contribute to estimating best practice across the firm.

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.

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 give best practice advice.

Skills

Estimating

Cost planning

Education

QS/Estimating qualification

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

Estimator - Infrastructure

2026-10-15T00:00:00

Location: Tyne and Wear, Tyne and Wear, GB, NE35 9JB

Number of Positions: Any

Company: Turner & Townsend

Application Deadline: 2026-11-17T10:00:28.583

Company 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.

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, 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.

Our team deliver a wide range of Estimating outputs for our clients, to support their 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
• Estimating Data

Responsibilities of an Estimator

• 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.

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 #LI-SM2SOX

Control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn

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 property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

Summary: Type: Full-time
Function: Consulting
Experience level: Mid-Senior Level
Industry: Construction

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Company DescriptionTurner & 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 work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.

Please visit our website: Job DescriptionOwing 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, 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.

Our team deliver a wide range of Estimating outputs for our clients, to support their decision making, including:Estimate Production (from Order of Magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)Estimating AssuranceEstimating Support to Major Programme Set upEstimating Data

As an Estimator at Turner & Townsend you will be responsible for: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.

QualificationsQualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experienceRelevant 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 towardsDesirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.

Additional InformationOur 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 #LI-SM2SOX

control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: TwitterInstagramLinkedInIt 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 property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

SummaryType: Full-timeFunction:
ConsultingExperience level: Mid-Senior LevelIndustry: Construction