Senior Estimator - Data Center Construction

Turner & Townsend; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working environment

Opportunities for growth and development

Job summary

A global professional services firm is seeking a Senior Construction Estimator in Richmond, Virginia. The ideal candidate will support large-scale construction projects and possess strong estimating skills, along with a bachelor's degree in construction management or a related field. Responsibilities include developing cost plans, delivering presentations, and assessing cost effectiveness. Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience required. This position offers an opportunity to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
• Experience in providing conceptual estimating services.
• Strong knowledge of construction industry technical matters.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost plans and estimates from concept through design.
• Deliver and present updated cost plans at design milestones.
• Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering.

Skills

Communication skills

Cost estimating

Value engineering

Construction management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field

Job description

Overview

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Estimator to join our team to support large scale construction projects and programs. The ideal candidate will be a great communicator with a strong track record of providing accurate estimating services.

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, transforming together to deliver 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., with partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with premier programme, project and cost management offerings worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions; with internal and external staff.
• Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Experience in providing program-level estimates for specific scopes of work.
• Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff.
• Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels.
• Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects.
• Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level.
• Support training to Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools/templates.
• Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team.
• Delivering Life Cycle Costing models.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to 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.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.*

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