Construction Estimator - CSA Focused

Turner & Townsend • Indianapolis, IN

4d • $110,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Construction Estimator with CSA (Civil, Structural, Architectural) experience to join their talented team. The ideal individual will be a good communicator and a team player with a good foundation in cost and estimating. Individuals will be working as part of a team providing estimating support activities across a variety of life science sector projects and programmes. The role involves working on projects ranging in size from $50m to $1bn+.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• 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.
• Experience in measurement software essential.

Nice To Haves

• CostX experience preferred but not essential.
• AACE membership or equivalent preferred but not essential.

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 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.
• Preparation of benchmarking reports and development of appropriate data.
• Measurement and estimation from a first principle basis for projects at all design stages.
• Proficient in measuring using CSI Masterformat.
• Undertaking reviews of 3rd party estimates to identify alignment with the market and preparing reports to detail findings.
• Preparation of estimates for project change orders and review of EPCM submissions.

Benefits

• health_insurance
• dental_insurance
• vision_insurance
• life_insurance
• disability_insurance
• paid_holidays
• flexible_scheduling
• professional_development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level