Senior CSA Estimator - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced cost manager in the United States to lead complex estimating across geographies. You will develop cost plans, perform detailed estimates from concept through design, and present updates with clear baselines, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and risks.

You will oversee quantity takeoffs, reviews of contractor pricing, and benchmarking against historical data. The role includes VE, preconstruction support, and collaboration with procurement and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field.
• 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in cost management roles (Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer).
• Experience providing conceptual estimating and/or pre-construction services.
• Experience with large-scale construction projects and programs.
• Good knowledge of value management and value engineering.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage cost plans and detailed estimates across geographies; lead estimate reviews with internal and external teams.
• Present milestone cost updates and communicate basis of estimate, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and risks.
• Lead quantity takeoffs and cost checks for complex scopes; ensure alignment between scope, drawings/models, and estimate.
• Provide program-level estimating across defined scopes to support portfolio decisions.
• Review contractor pricing and prepare recommendations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Cost estimation

Project controls

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage cost plans and detailed estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographies; lead estimate reviews with internal and external teams.
• Present milestone cost updates (concept, schematic, DD, CD) and clearly communicate basis of estimate, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and risks.
• Lead quantity takeoffs and cost checks for complex, multi-package CSA scopes; ensure alignment between scope, drawings/models, and estimate.
• Provide program-level estimating for defined scopes, synthesizing inputs across multiple projects/campuses to support portfolio-level decisions.
• Review contractor pricing (bids, pay applications, change orders); perform comparative assessments and prepare recommendations.
• Drive benchmarking and cost modeling; build, maintain, and apply historical cost data and metrics; support life-cycle cost (LCC) analyses.
• Facilitate value engineering (VE); develop cost/benefit options and support feasibility and early-stage cost modeling.
• Support procurement and preconstruction, including prequalification, bid list development, bid analysis, tender reporting, and contract documentation.
• Partner with cost management, procurement, and project controls to align estimating outputs with budgets, commercial strategy, and program-level planning.
• Assess design evolutions and produce timely estimate updates at appropriate accuracy levels.
• Mentor and coordinate support staff; contribute to training materials, templates, and internal/external estimating tools.
• Prepare leadership-ready content for client preconstruction and estimating presentations.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience
• Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
• Experience providing conceptual estimating services and/or pre-construction services at a construction management or related firm.
• Experience supporting large scale construction projects and programs
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as value management and value engineering.
• Excellent communication skills.

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

The base salary range for this full-time role is $130K-$170K per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note the company reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

The company 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The company 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. The company and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.