Senior Estimator - Life Sciences Construction

Turnertownsend; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Estimator to support large-scale construction programs. You will develop cost plans from concept through detailed design and present updates at milestones, coordinating with internal and external staff across regions.

The ideal candidate has a bachelor’s in a construction-related field, 5–7 years in cost management, and strong communication skills. This on-site role involves life-cycle costing and value engineering as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related construction field.
• 5–7+ years of relevant experience in construction cost management.
• Experience in roles such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, or Cost Controls.
• Experience supporting large-scale construction projects and programs.
• Strong knowledge of value management and value engineering.
• Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions with internal and external staff.
• Deliver and present updated cost plans at design milestones.
• Provide program-level estimates for specific scopes of work.
• Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff.
• Review proposed design changes and prepare estimates within accuracy targets.
• Assist in driving cost model trends by collecting and summarizing cost information.
• Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and enable value engineering ideas at a program level.
• Support training for Development and external Estimating teams on new tools/templates.
• Prepare leadership presentations for Preconstruction and Estimating teams.
• Deliver Life Cycle Costing models and adhere to SOX controls where applicable.
• On-site presence and requirements may change per client needs.

Skills

Communication

Cost estimation

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management / cost management / quantity surveying / engineering

Job description

urner & 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.

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.

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

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.

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