Senior Construction Estimator

Turner & Townsend • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. We work with clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources to deliver impactful projects and programs. Our capabilities include programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc. The US is currently our biggest growth market, but we have opportunities across the globe. This role involves utilizing cost methodologies and tools to produce cost estimates, incorporating project complexity factors, assembling key input data, and formulating methodologies for deriving quantities from design parameters. It also includes performing uncertainty analysis, managing reviews and audits of cost estimates, and benchmarking against historical performance and industry norms. The position requires assessing prospect scope, developing conceptual and 'building block' estimates, and utilizing TECOP profiles for cost contingency. The role translates project scope and engineering deliverables into capital expenditure cost estimates for various project phases. It also involves the development of detailed project cost estimates, incorporation of project actuals, and the creation of Estimate Basis documentation. Managing Estimating Data, including collecting actual cost performance and developing metrics, as well as benchmarking estimates, are key responsibilities. SOX control responsibilities may also be part of this role.

Requirements

• Engineering Degree and/or certification as a Cost Estimator or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 12 years industry experience in senior/lead estimator positions.
• Excellent analytical, oral and written communication skills.
• Fully versed with Cost Estimating principles, techniques and industry standard tools.

Responsibilities

• Utilize cost methodologies and tools to produce cost estimates.
• Incorporate project complexity factors into project estimates and assemble key input data such as project objectives, scope and economic analysis.
• Formulate and validate methodologies for deriving quantities from design parameters.
• Perform uncertainty analysis and sensitivities on cost estimates, reflecting analysis of project risks.
• Manage reviews and audits of cost estimates.
• Benchmark against historical performance, industry norms and established KPIs.
• Assess prospect scope and develop consistent, high level conceptual estimates for each concept under consideration.
• Experienced with development of capacity factored estimates and location factor adjustments.
• Assess prospect scope and main components to develop consistent "building block" estimates for each concept under consideration.
• Utilize Technical, Economical, Commercial, Organizational & Political (TECOP) profile to establish appropriate deterministic cost contingency.
• Translate the identified project scope and engineering deliverables into the estimate of capital expenditure costs for design, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up of the hardware element.
• Estimate composed of detailed MTOs matched with detailed pricing and construction unit hours.
• Identify areas of uncertainty and apply appropriate allowances.
• Development of detailed project cost estimate.
• Incorporation of project actuals to date and detailed MTOs matched with detailed pricing and construction unit hours for to-go costs.
• Develop Estimate Basis to document how estimate was developed.
• Manage Estimating Data- Establish process to collect actual cost performance, condition and normalize data for future use, develop metrics and benchmarking.
• Benchmarking of Estimates- Develop benchmarking packages at appropriate level to check estimate results from top down versus both internal and external comparable datasets.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• A great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• Promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

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