Senior Mechanical Estimator for Semiconductor Facilities

Turner & Townsend; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Mechanical Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to join our consultancy team in Seattle, WA. You will independently prepare and present mechanical cost estimates, quantity take-offs, and manage commercial aspects of complex building services installations.

The ideal candidate has at least five years in quantity surveying or estimating, strong contract knowledge, and familiarity with procurement, value management, and change control.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in Quantity Surveying and/or estimating.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts.
• RICS accredited or working towards it.
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, change orders, and bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the client, attending and chairing bid interviews.
• Ability to independently evaluate contractor and subcontractor tenders and prepare commercial recommendations.
• Review, validate, and negotiate variations, change orders, and compensation events.
• Provide side-by-side cost comparison.
• Perform high level review of change orders, validating quantities, rates and scopes of work as aligned with standard industry practices and contract documents.
• Understand Class 2 estimates (preferred).
• Self-perform Class 3 estimates on select submissions (as warranted).
• Manage, review and present estimates of complicated change orders as prepared by the estimating department.
• Benchmark performance against other successful commissions.
• Assist with change management in a fast-track design and construction environment.
• Perform all duties above through Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable.

Skills

Quantity surveying

Estimating

Contract management

Communication skills

Value engineering

Tender evaluation

Education

RICS accreditation or working towards it

Tools

MS Suite

Bluebeam

Cost estimation software

Job description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Mechanical Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to join our consultancy team in Seattle, WA. You will independently prepare and present mechanical cost estimates, quantity take-offs, and manage commercial aspects of complex building services installations.

The ideal candidate has at least five years in quantity surveying or estimating, strong contract knowledge, and familiarity with procurement, value management, and change control.