Facility Condition Assessment Consultant - Electrical Surveyor

Turner-; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability

HSA

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Facility Condition Assessment Consultant focused on electrical and low voltage systems. The role involves traveling with a team to inspect diverse facilities, from hospitals to airports, and compiling detailed condition reports.

You will review documents, perform visual inspections, and develop replacement cost estimates using CBRE Turner & Townsend libraries. Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Facility Management, Construction Management.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in facility condition assessments/inspections, facility operations, building design or construction, or facilities management.
• Knowledge of building codes and standards for existing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Review client documentation prior to and during inspections (drawings, reports, maintenance records).
• Perform visual inspections of building systems and equipment including normal power, emergency power, lighting, vertical conveyance, and low voltage systems.
• Evaluate system conditions with professional judgment and conformance to codes, accessibility, life safety, energy, and sustainability.
• Collaborate with client facilities staff to understand operations, investments, and needs.
• Use tablets and mobile data collection software to document findings with photographic evidence.
• Develop replacement and corrective cost estimates using CBRE Turner & Townsend cost libraries and vendor data.
• Document findings in CBRE Turner & Townsend’s asset management and capital planning software.
• Perform QA to ensure findings are accurate and aligned with scope.
• Support client inquiries by providing clarification on assessment findings.

Skills

Electrical engineering background

Cost estimation

Lifecycle analysis

Communication skills

MS Office (Teams, Word, Excel)

Education

Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Facility Management, Construction Management

Tools

RSMeans

Cost libraries

Mobile data collection software

Asset management software

Job description

Facility Condition Assessment Consultant - Electrical Surveyor

• Full-time
• Compensation: USD 110,000 - USD 135,000 - yearly

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.

About the role

The Facilities Assessment Consultant performs condition assessments of building systems, equipment, and supporting site infrastructure, with a primary focus on electrical and low voltage systems. This role involves traveling with a team of professional assessors to inspect a wide variety of facility types, ranging from manufacturing and hospitals to airports, laboratories, and commercial buildings.

What you’ll do

• Review client documentation prior to and during inspections (drawings, reports, maintenance records, etc.).
• Perform visual inspections of building systems and equipment including normal power, emergency power, lighting, vertical conveyance, and low voltage systems.
• Evaluate system conditions using professional judgment, including conformance with client standards and applicable codes related to accessibility, life safety, energy, and sustainability where required.
• Collaborate with client facilities staff to understand operations, capital investments, and functional needs.
• Use tablets and mobile data collection software to document findings and support condition assessments with photographic evidence.
• Develop replacement and corrective cost estimates using CBRE Turner & Townsend cost libraries and vendor research when necessary.
• Document findings in CBRE Turner & Townsend’s asset management and capital planning software.
• Perform individual quality assurance to ensure findings are accurate, complete, and aligned with project scope.
• Support client inquiries by providing clarification and guidance related to assessment findings.

What you’ll need

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Facility Management, Construction Management, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in one or more of the following:
  • Facility condition assessments or inspections
  • Facility operations
  • Building design or construction
  • Property or facilities management
• Knowledge of relevant building codes and standards for existing facilities.
• Experience performing quantity surveys and developing replacement cost estimates using RSMeans or similar data sets.
• Experience evaluating facility conditions and performing lifecycle analysis with corrective cost recommendations.
• Proficiency with computers, mobile devices, and Microsoft Office applications (Teams, Word, Excel).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize critical tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional registrations or technical certifications.
• Multi discipline knowledge including architectural, structural, mechanical (HVAC and plumbing), electrical, and/or site utilities.
• Experience conducting ASHRAE Level 1 and 2 energy audits
• Government clearance (where applicable).
• Driver’s license.
• Eligible for performance-based bonus as part of total compensation.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, HSA, and 401(k) retirement plan.

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.