Senior Mechanical Estimator / Quantity Surveyor (Remote)

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

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Mechanical Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to join our consultancy team supporting the delivery of a major semiconductor manufacturing facility. The successful candidate will be independently responsible for the preparation and presentation of mechanical cost estimates, quantity take-offs and commercial management of complex Mechanical Building Services and Process Utility installations.

The ideal candidate will be driven and promote our Turner & Townsend purposes and values.

Responsibilities:

• Advising client on strategies, managing prequalification of vendors, assessing proposals, bids, change orders, and bidlevellingdocuments, making final recommendations tothe client, attending & chairing bid interviews, and managing appointment process.
• 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.
• Ability to 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 the duties above through the use/preparation of Bid Analysis Sheets, Change Control Forms, Cost Estimating Software, and Take-off Software.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Project/Program specifications:

• Project/Program specific responsibilities: Provide commercial management support for specialist mechanical systems
• Market sector experience: Industrial Technology, Semiconductor (a plus), Data Center (a plus)
• Project/program size in dollar value: +$500m (+$2b preferred)
• System familiarity: Mechanical dry/wet, Plumbing, Fire Suppression and Process (a plus)
• Software specific requirements: MS Suite, Bluebeam, digital cost management tools and/or estimating software
• BIM-based quantity extraction (a plus)
• Knowledge of semiconductor facility infrastructure and construction methodologies (a plus)
• Familiarity with: MCAA, SMACNA, RS Means (a plus)
• Certification requirements: RICS (a plus)

We welcome the use of productivity tools, including AI, during application preparation. However, candidates should ensure all materials accurately represent their personal experience, accomplishments, and skills. Applicants will be expected to discuss examples from their resumes during the interview process

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience working in a Quantity Surveying and/or estimating role in the construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts
• RICS accredited or working towards it is valuable
• Experience supporting cost management on medium or large sized construction projects.
• Construction consultancy experience is strongly preferred.
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as different procurement routes, value management, and value engineering.
• Strong communication skills.

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

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.

The salary range for this full-time role is $140K - $155K 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 Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

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.

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