Director, Estimating

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

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 world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

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Are you ready to bring your estimating expertise into the dynamic world of Natural Resources? We’re looking for a Director of Estimating to join our Brisbane-based team, supporting major clients across transmission, mining, oil & gas, and clean energy. This role blends traditional estimating with strategic leadership and client relationship development, offering the opportunity to shape high-impact projects and drive excellence in project delivery. 

What you’ll do:  

• Leadership & Oversight: Lead the end-to-end estimation process for construction projects, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with project goals. 
• Common ways of working and common data management: Drive a common way of working across our teams, including consistent capture of data to drive decision making 
• Cost Estimation: Develop detailed cost estimates from conceptual estimating through to first principles covering materials, labour, equipment, and overheads using industry-standard tools and first principles pricing.  
• Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with project managers, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to gather accurate pricing and scope data. 
• Quality & Assurance: Lead internal and external estimate assurance reviews, due diligence, and maintain compliance with internal standards and procedures. 
• Technical Expertise: Interpret complex project documentation, quantify from design information, and structure estimates, bills of quantities, and materials. 
• Mentorship & Development: Provide guidance and support to junior estimators, fostering capability development within the team. 
• Continuous improvement: Maintain and enhance the central estimating database and norms, while staying current with market trends and cost factors. 

We’re looking for a driven and detail-orientated professional with strong estimating experience and a collaborative mindset. The ideal candidate will bring both technical capability and leadership qualities to the role, and could be somebody in a Senior Estimator position looking to make the move up to Chief Estimator. 

To be successful in your application, we’re looking for the following: 

• Work Rights & Location: Full current working rights for Australia and ideally located in/around Brisbane. 
• Industry Experience: Experience in a Lead/Director-level role with estimating within transmission, mining, oil & gas, clean energy, or broader natural resources sectors; consultancy background is preferred. 
• Technical Proficiency:  Skilled with Candy, Microsoft Excel, power BI and Navisworks. 
• Attention to Detail: Demonstrated developing precision in cost estimates, technical reports, and project documentation. 
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and bid documents. 
• Team & Independence: A collaborative team player who can also work autonomously and mentor junior team members. 
• Professional Attributes: Proactive, analytics, adaptable, and resilient, with high ethical standards and a commitment to delivering value to clients. 

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change. We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. 

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