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Senior Preconstruction Estimator / Quantity Surveyor - Data Center Construction

27 days ago

Fort Wayne

Job DescriptionCompany 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. Job Description Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Preconstruction Estimator / Quantity Surveyor to manage estimating, benchmarking & commercial management services on a global technology client’s massive data center construction program. To be successful in this position you must have great communication skills and be comfortable operating in a client-facing role. Responsibilities: • Take a lead role in managing key relationships with the client, stakeholders and other consultants., • Develop cost plans and project capital estimates through the design phase, delivering updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones., • Prepare cost reports and estimate packages, and regularly present to stakeholders., • Provide commercial input to design optioneering and input into value engineering exercises., • Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects. Complete timely, accurate cost checking and valuation processes., • Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan with the client, general contractor, and project team., • Review contractor and subcontractor pricing and leading negotiations on behalf of the client to drive fair contract prices., • Margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts are kept track of on all commissions., • Lead the commercial review of the competitive bid process for major trades., • Benchmarking integration to ensure accurate data capture., • Communicate or meet with general contractor and owner project manager to gather status information to prepare a cost estimate update., • Prepare written comments to the general contractor’s submissions, including the executive summary. Coordinate all sources of cost information for cost discussions and suppliers direct from NPA, subs, quantities from A/Es,, • Inform and drive engineering priorities based on cost impact., • Work proactively with minimal supervision to resolve scheduling issues., • Knowledge management – Ensuring that key information and learning generated from each commission is inputted into internal databases and shared., • Process improvement – Identifying and acting upon ways to improve internal systems and processes., • Lead proposals for new work or variations for existing projects., • Attend relevant networking events and other promotional opportunities., • Staff management – Inputting into the formal management of staff and recruitment interviews., • Financial management – Utilizing the tools provided keep track of the ongoing margin levels and monthly fee/resource forecasts for each commission., • Review and participate with the design services team and general contractor, in the development of the cost estimates., • Reconcile changes that occur over the planning phase and assist the general contractor to ensure that their data is accurate., • Quality Control – Ensuring compliance with quality standards and participation in ISO audits., • Line management responsibilities are effectively discharged., • Business development opportunities with existing and new clients, including cross- selling opportunities, are identified and acted upon., • SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable. Qualifications, • Demonstrates excellent presentation, verbal, written, and communication skills., • Ample experience working in a cost management role on large projects throughout the preconstruction phase., • Understands cost (material prices, labor, productivities) as well as commit profiles, cashflow, LLE dates, and overall project cost., • Experience preparing Cost Management estimates and reports., • Experience with advising clients on value management, and value engineering., • Experience with key aspects of business development., • Good organization skills, ability to multi-task, and be a team player., • Proficiency with Microsoft/ G-suite of applications., • Strong analytical skills and, advanced proficiency using spreadsheets., • Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills., • Drive to be proactive and self-motivated., • The tenacity and ambition to inject value and create solutions., • College or post-graduate degree in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with a technical focus or related technical field., • Experience managing others on a Cost Management team, ensuring they deliver on all accountabilities., • Demonstrated experience working on large, mission critical construction projects such as Data Centers, High Tech, Manufacturing, industrial or relatable is required., • Understanding of unit costs and factors which affect construction cost., • Experience working on Request for Proposal Responses (RFP’s)., • Excellent communicator and thrives in a client facing role., • MEP experience is beneficial; Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing estimating experience within the construction industry. Additional Information 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. Please find out more about us at 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 or that have not followed due process. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. #LI-MC1 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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. Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review.

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