[Hiring] Senior Electrical Estimator / Quantity Surveyor @Turner & Townsend

Role Description

Turner & Townsend are looking for an experienced Electrical 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 electrical cost estimates, quantity take-offs and commercial management of complex Electrical 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 bid levelling documents, making final recommendations to the 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:

• Provide commercial management support for specialist electrical systems.
• Market sector experience: Industrial Technology, Semiconductor (a plus), Data Center (a plus).
• Project/program size in dollar value: +$500m (+$2b preferred).
• System familiarity: Medium/Low voltage, campus power distribution, life safety.
• 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: NECA, RS Means (a plus).
• Certification requirements: RICS (a plus).

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

• 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.
• We promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

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.

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.