Company 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.
Who are you?
You are a seasoned Estimator who specialises in Systems estimationwith a minimum of 8 years post-graduate experience looking for the next step or are currently undertaking a comparable role in a similar environment.
Job Description
Duties will include:
- Cost Estimation: Develop detailed and accurate cost estimates for linewide systems elements (i.e. signaling and train control, communications, traction power distribution, fare collection system) of the project, including material, labor, equipment, and overhead costs.
- Estimate Validation: Review quantities against proposed design and technical specifications to validate material requirements and ensuring best measuring practice have been implemented.
- Quality Control: Review estimates for accuracy, consistency, completeness and contractual compliance before formal submission.
- Relationship Management: Maintaining strong relationships with the contractor and the client to ensure consistent quality and compliance throughout the joint estimation process.
- Contract Management: Reviewing contracts, change orders, and submittals to ensure all provided estimates align with project requirements.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Collaborate closely design and construction teams, scheduling and risk teams, independent estimators, independent value assessors and other critical stakeholders to ensure estimates accurately reflect the scope and complexities of the project.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in in Civil engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
- Professional certifications in construction estimating (e.g., from AACE or ASPE).
- 5 years experience in estimating within the construction industry, with at least 5 years’ specific estimating experience in Systems (Traction Power, Signaling and train control, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), and other related systems.)
- Excellent working knowledge of EPC estimating methods, processes, and procedures, in addition to the estimate types, classifications, and components.
- Excellent working knowledge of unit rates for materials, labor, and equipment specific to civil projects.
- Experience in estimating in collaborative contracts like progressive design build considered an asset.
Additional Information
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.
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.
Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.
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