Lead Estimator

Company Description

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.

Who are you?

You are an highly experienced Project Manager   with a minimum of 10 years post-graduate experience as a Project Manager and are able to lead a small team and continue to grow the PM business.

Job Description

As an Lead Estimator, you will be involved in:

• Preparing Construction Cost Estimate reports at all stages of project design
• Managing estimating and cost planning activities including taking ownership of and presenting the final cost plan/estimate
• Applying Value Management techniques at the outset of a project and where appropriate
• Post-contract cost management including change order analysis, monthly cost reporting and payment certification
• Ensuring that cost analysis, cost checking and valuation work is managed effectively
• Participating in Value engineering and Life Cycle costing
• Taking a lead role in interfacing with the client and other consultants, at all project stages
• Leading a cost management team, ensuring that it delivers on all of the above accountabilities
  Research related to construction market conditions throughout Canada, including analysis of official published data
• Managing commissions and participating on basic project and financial management responsibilities such as free tracking, invoice preparation etc.

Other Key responsibilities at Lead Estimator level 

• Business Development – Being aware and proactive to highlight potential opportunities to Associate Directors and Directors
• Staff management– Input into performance review process of consultants and graduate consultants
• Recruitment - Inclusion in selection and recruitment process, including interviews
• Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is input into the Turner & Townsend internal database

Qualifications

Qualifications

• A recognized University Degree in Quantity Surveying or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in cost estimating for large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
• Previous experience leading an Estimating department
• Experience as a superintendent, construction manager or project manager on large construction projects with tunnelling, structures and/or heavy civil
• Membership of Relevant Professional Organizations such as the Canadian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (CIQS); The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS); and/or Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE)

Additional Information

What's in it for you... 

• 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services) 

• Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program 

• RRSP option with company matching 

• Annual learning and development budget 

• Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth 

• Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role

• We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days

• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives 

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging 

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time.

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