Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Estimator to work with our Dearborn, MI team on a major US commercial real estate manufacturing program for a well-known client.
*On-site office presence is required three days out of the week.
Responsibilities:
- Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
- Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
- Assist in providing feasibility studies and using the application of parametric benchmark cost data.
- Provide reasoned and rational cost advice on elements of cost estimating and planning.
- Understand local market rates and project nuances.
- Contribute to benchmark library and advise on accuracy of cost advice and estimates received from external parties.
- Provide benchmarking studies, analysis of cost data and presentation of data in reports.
- Undertake cost assurance of third-party estimates, report writing and presentation.
- Ability to perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes.
- Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
- Produce monthly cost reports and present to clients.
- Provide input into value engineering and options analysis.
- Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
- Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager and utilize marketing database.
- Identify improvements for cost estimating procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.
- Be proficient in managing direct communications with client to gain an understanding of scope relating to estimate requests, managing expectations in terms of deliverable timelines and to present the end deliverable.
- Provide estimates for maintenance and/or repair construction projects, such as parking lot repairs, HVAC system upgrades, or adding of EV chargers.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.