Cost Estimator - Construction Management

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Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking a motivated  Cost Estimator to work with our Los Angeles team. This is a great opportunity to advance your career with a great team, and work with well-known, prestigious clients on a diverse portfolio of construction projects. Responsibilities:

• Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
• Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
• Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
• Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
• Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
• Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present to client.
• Provide input into value engineering; negotiate and approve final accounts.
• Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
• Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager, and utilize marketing database.
• Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.

Qualifications

• Good technical experience in all cost management areas; pre-contract, post contract and final account.
• Demonstrate solid presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, AutoCad Navisworks, and/or other related computer software.
• Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player.
• Development of strong relationships with clients and cross-functional team members.
• Experienced in variety of methods of procurement and forms of contract.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.

Education/Experience:

• Previous experience as a cost estimator of at least 3 – 5 years with vertical construction.
• SME on Civil / Structural / Architectural cost estimation
• College degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering or a related field with a technical focus.
• Ability to understand and accurately interpret construction documents (drawings, specifications, contracts/general conditions) at all levels of design.
• Expert user Bluebeam or CostX or similar industry software.
• Keen on providing solutions.
• Solid experience preparing large-scale cost estimates.
• Proven track record managing large-scale projects at a program level.

Additional Information

The salary range for this full-time role is $110K-$140K  per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package.  Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and

qualifications

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

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