Senior Estimator - Civil, Structural, Architectural

Turner & Townsend•Cupertino, CA

2d•$150,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Estimator to join our team in support of large-scale construction projects and programs. This position will focus on the development and delivery of estimates for Civil, Structural and Architectural (CSA) scopes across all phases of project delivery, from concept through detailed design. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator with a strong track record of providing accurate and comprehensive estimating services for CSA packages, including site development, earthworks, utilities, foundations, concrete, steel structures, building envelope, architectural finishes, and related construction elements. The successful candidate will have experience supporting complex construction programs, collaborating with multidisciplinary design and construction teams, and providing data-driven cost advice to clients and stakeholders. This role requires strong analytical skills, commercial awareness, and the ability to develop, review, and communicate estimates across multiple project stages while supporting strategic decision-making, value engineering initiatives, and cost benchmarking efforts.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction.
Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience
Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
Experience providing conceptual estimating services and/or pre-construction services at a construction management or related firm.
Experience supporting large scale construction projects and programs
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as value management and value engineering.
Excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions; with internal and external staff.
Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
Experience in providing program-level estimates for specific scopes of work
Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff.
Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels.
Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects.
Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level.
Support training to Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools/templates.
Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team.
Delivering Life Cycle Costing models.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.