Associate Director of Construction Estimating - Electrical Transmission

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Turner & Townsend is seeking an Associate Director of Construction Estimating with deep experience in electric transmission and distribution to join our talented team. The ideal individual will be a good communicator and a team player with a good foundation in cost and estimating. This is a key role for our Electric Transmission Sector and have key client management responsibilities.

This is a primarily remote role, with some client site travel required. 

Responsibilities: 

• Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design. 
• Supporting Client land acquisitions. 
• Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. 
• Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels. 
• Understanding design stages and estimate levels. 
• Providing commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises. 
• Preparing cash commit forecasts for the construction life cycle. 
• Working collaboratively with stakeholders in the preparation of estimates/ cost plans. 
• Analyzing labor markets and cost drivers such as unions & tax. 
• Supporting our clients with monthly presentations. 
• Delivering Life Cycle Costing models. 
• Benchmarking integration to ensure accurate data capture. 
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.   

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction. 
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in the power & electric transmission industries; experience in US Utilities construction estimating is a must
• Experience working in a construction cost management role such as Estimating, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc. 
• Thrives in a client facing role. 
• Experience supporting program level cost management for medium or large-scale construction projects. 
• Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as value management and value engineering. 
• Strong communication skills.

The salary range for this full-time role is $160K-$190K 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.  Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications. 

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs 

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