Turner & Townsend
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Senior Estimator - Real Estate Construction
Senior estimator handling cost plans and estimates for large construction projects
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Develop cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions. • Deliver and present updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. • Provide program‑level estimates for specific scopes of work. • Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff. • Review design changes and new technologies, preparing estimates with appropriate accuracy. • Collect, analyze, and summarize cost information from completed projects to drive cost model trends. • Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value‑engineering ideas at program level. • Support training of development and external estimating teams on new tools/templates. • Prepare leadership presentations for the client’s preconstruction and estimating team. • Deliver life cycle costing models. • Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸cost estimating
- ▸cost modeling
- ▸program estimates
- ▸data analysis
- ▸lifecycle costing
- ▸sox controls
What You Bring
The Senior Construction Estimator role, based in Houston, Texas, supports large‑scale construction projects and programmes. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator with a proven track record of accurate estimating, capable of leading support staff and collaborating across multiple geographic regions. • Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or a related field. • 5–7 years of relevant experience in construction cost management roles (e.g., Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls). • Experience providing conceptual estimating and/or pre‑construction services for large‑scale projects. • Strong knowledge of value management and value engineering. • Excellent communication skills.
Requirements
- ▸bachelor's
- ▸5-7 years
- ▸conceptual estimating
- ▸value engineering
- ▸communication
- ▸estimating
Benefits
• Commitment to a flexible, healthy working environment that supports work‑life balance. • No recruitment fees; candidates should not be asked to pay any fees.
Work Environment
Office Full-Time