Estimator Talent Pool - Alaska

Turner & Townsend Group; Alaska; On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Estimator to join their dynamic team in Alaska, focusing on Natural Resources, Mining, and Renewables projects. This role offers the opportunity to work on significant construction projects, providing essential estimating services and contributing to the success of well-known clients. The ideal candidate will have a passion for leadership, a strong background in cost estimation, and the ability to mentor future professionals. Join a forward-thinking company that values work-life balance and offers a supportive environment for personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Work-from-home arrangements

Team events

True work-life balance

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 2 years of quantity survey experience required.
• Must demonstrate experience in cost estimation for large-scale construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide cost planning and estimation for major construction projects.
• Manage procurement processes and produce detailed cost reports for clients.

Skills

Cost Estimation

Project Management

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Safety Compliance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Architecture

Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction

Tools

Excel

CostX

Bluebeam

Aspen

RS Means

Job description

• Department: Energy and natural resources

Company Description

Are you interested in working on some of the world’s most exciting projects, with some of the world’s leading businesses?

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realize their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 118 offices and 47 countries worldwide.

At Turner & Townsend, we offer a wide variety of benefits to our staff to help them inside or outside of the work. We offer true work-life balance, working from home arrangements, team events, and much more.

Turner & Townsend is seeking an Estimator to work on a variety of Natural Resources, Mining, and Renewables projects in ALASKA. This person will be joining our Houston team providing estimating services on major construction projects for well-known clients. We are looking for someone who wants to be a leader in the industry, deliver large and complex projects while also helping mentor the future generation.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking Estimators to work on a variety of Natural Resources, Mining, and Renewables projects in Alaska. This person will be joining our Alaska team providing estimating services on major construction projects for well-known clients.

On-site presence will be required occasionally per client requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming, and detailed level.
• Assist in providing feasibility studies and using the application of parametric benchmark cost data.
• Provide reasoned and rational cost advice on elements of cost estimating and planning.
• Understand local market rates and project nuances.
• Contribute to benchmark library and advise on accuracy of cost advice and estimates received from external parties.
• Provide benchmarking studies, analysis of cost data and presentation of data in reports.
• Undertake cost assurance of third-party estimates, report writing, and presentation.
• Ability to perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
• Participate effectively with post-contract cost variances and the change control processes.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, ensuring timely and accurate cost checking and valuation process.
• Produce monthly cost reports and present to clients.
• Provide input into value engineering and options analysis.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all project stages.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager and utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost estimating procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.
• Perform work in a safe manner and actively encourage others to comply with safety rules and regulations.

Qualifications

Technical Requirements:

• Competency using Excel, Word, PowerPoint, CostX, Bluebeam, and Aspen.
• Proficient in use of industry estimating databases and other estimating data sources, e.g. RS Means, Trade Services, Richardsons.

Educational and Professional Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Building Construction from a four-year college or university.
• Must have two (2) years of significant quantity survey and pricing experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Prior experience as a project or field engineer desirable.
• Demonstrated experience working as a lead estimator on large scale and complex construction projects.
• Demonstrate experience of all elements of estimating construction projects, including but not limited to Civil, Structural, Architectural, and MEP elements.
• US construction experience is required.
• Proven track record managing large-scale and complex projects.
• Must possess exemplary communication skills – both written and oral.
• Must be a “self-starter,” and a goal/results-oriented leader and team player.
• Perform all of the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan, please email [e-mail]. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 713-457-9400 or [e-mail]. This telephone line and email address is reserved solely for job seekers with disabilities requesting accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Please do not call about the status of your job application if you do not require accessibility assistance or an accommodation. Messages left for other purposes, such as following up on an application or non-disability related technical issues, will not receive a response.

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