Senior Estimator - Life Sciences Construction

Turner & Townsend • West Greenwich, RI

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About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Estimator to support large-scale construction projects and programs, including life sciences construction. The role provides accurate estimating services across project phases and geographic regions, working with internal and external teams. The position may include SOX control responsibilities, where applicable. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a construction-related field.
• A minimum of 5–7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a construction cost management role, such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, or Project Cost Controls.
• 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

• Develop cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions, working with internal and external staff.
• Deliver and present updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
• Provide program-level estimates for specific scopes of work.
• Coordinate, manage, and supervise support staff.
• Review proposed design changes and new technologies and prepare estimates at appropriate accuracy levels.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize cost information from completed projects to help drive cost model trends.
• Assess the cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level.
• Support training for Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools and templates.
• Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team.
• Deliver Life Cycle Costing models.
• Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.

What This Job Offers

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