Senior Preconstruction Estimator - Data Center Construction

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Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Preconstruction Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to manage estimating, benchmarking & commercial management services on a global technology client’s massive data center construction program.

To be successful in this position you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. 

Responsibilities:

• Take a lead role in managing key relationships with the client, stakeholders and other consultants.
• Develop cost plans and project capital estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Prepare cost reports and estimate packages, and regularly present to stakeholders.
• Provide commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes.
• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan with the client, general contractor, and project team.
• Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices.
• Margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts are kept track of on all commissions.
• Lead the commercial review of the competitive bid process for major trades.
• Benchmarking integration to ensure accurate data capture.
• Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update.
• Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,
• Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact.
• Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues.
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared.
• Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects.
• Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities.
• Staff management – Inputting into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews.
• Financial management – Utilizing the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission.
• Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates.
• Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate.
• Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits.
• Line management responsibilities are effectively discharged.
• Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

• Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Ample experience working in a cost management role on large projects throughout the preconstruction phase.
• Understands cost (material prices, labor, productivities) as well as commit profiles, cashflow, LLE dates, and overall project cost.
• Experience preparing Cost Management estimates and reports.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, and value engineering.
• Experience with key aspects of business development.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
• Proficiency with Microsoft/ G-suite of applications.
• Strong analytical skills and, advanced proficiency using spreadsheets.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Drive to be proactive and self-motivated.
• The tenacity and ambition to inject value and create solutions.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with project teams.

Education/ Experience:

• College or post-graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with a technical focus or related technical field.
• Experience managing others on a Cost Management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities.
• Demonstrated experience working on large, mission critical construction projects such as Data Centers, High Tech, Manufacturing, industrial or relatable is required.
• Understanding of unit costs and factors which affect construction cost.
• Experience working on Request for Proposal Responses (RFP’s).
• Excellent communicator and thrives in a client facing role.
• MEP experience is beneficial; Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing estimating experience within the construction industry.

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

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