Overview In this role you will lead cost planning and detailed estimates for large-scale construction programs, helping to shape budgets and drive value across multiple regions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and present cost updates at key milestones, aligning with the client's preconstruction and life cycle objectives. You'll influence program-level decisions through robust cost data and cost model trends, contributing to high-impact projects within Turner & Townsend's global platform.
Responsibilities- Develop cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across 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 design changes/new technologies and prepare estimates with appropriate accuracy
- Drive cost model trends by collecting 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
- Assist in preparing leadership presentations for Preconstruction and Estimating teams
- Deliver Life Cycle Costing models
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, where applicable
Key requirements- Bachelor's degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or related field
- Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience
- Experience in construction cost management roles (Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, etc.)
- Experience with conceptual estimating and/or pre-construction services
- 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
- strong communication
- leadership and team coordination
- analytical and detail-oriented
- cost estimation
- cost planning
- program-level estimating
