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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. Perfo... more details

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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