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$140k–$165k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, professional certificate
Bonuses, Comprehensive Benefits Package
Posted 1h ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Develop detailed civil, structural, and architectural estimates for large-scale data center campus programs from concept through detailed design. Lead quantity takeoffs, review contractor pricing, and coordinate estimating activities across multiple projects to support portfolio-level decision-making.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field with 5-10 years of experience in large-scale capital program estimating. Strong preference for data center or mission-critical construction experience and proficiency in CostX.
Full job description
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 programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include program, 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 program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
Job Description
Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to support a high‑profile client’s large‑scale, multi‑building data center campus program. The role focuses on developing detailed civil, structural, and architectural (CSA) estimates for complex, innovative core‑and‑shell facilities.
This position requires advanced estimating expertise, the ability to operate effectively in fast‑paced and evolving environments, and proven experience supporting multi‑phase delivery across major capital construction programs.
This position is preferred to be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a hybrid work schedule from Turner & Townsend’s San Francisco office. Remote candidates will be considered for the right individual, based on experience and program needs.
Responsibilities:
Support the development and management of cost plans and detailed CSA estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographies.
Provide program‑level estimating across multiple projects and campuses to support portfolio‑level decision‑making.
Present milestone cost updates (concept, schematic, DD, CD), clearly communicating basis of estimate, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, risks, and opportunities.
Lead quantity takeoffs and cost checks for complex, multi‑package CSA scopes, ensuring alignment between scope, drawings/models, and estimates.
Coordinate estimating activities across multiple teams and projects; ensure consistency, accuracy, and clarity of outputs.
Review contractor pricing including bids, pay applications, and change orders; perform comparative analyses and prepare recommendations for clients.
Lead change evaluation and pricing analysis to support informed commercial decision‑making.
Drive benchmarking and cost modeling, building and maintaining historical cost data and metrics; support life‑cycle cost (LCC) analyses.
Facilitate and lead value engineering (VE) efforts; develop cost and schedule trade‑off options and support feasibility and early‑stage cost modeling.
Support procurement and preconstruction activities including prequalification, bid list development, bid analysis, tender reporting, and contract documentation.
Partner with cost management, procurement, and project controls teams to align estimating outputs with budgets, commercial strategy, and program planning.
Assess design development and program changes and produce timely estimate updates at appropriate accuracy levels.
Lead, mentor, and coordinate estimating staff, contributing to team development, training materials, templates, and estimating tools.
Prepare leadership‑ready and client‑facing estimating materials for executive, preconstruction, and governance presentations.
Promote Turner & Townsend’s values, purpose, and collaborative one‑business culture.
SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
Prefer applicants to be located in the Pacific or Central time zones.
5 -10 years' experience in construction estimating or cost management on large‑scale capital programs.
Data center or mission‑critical construction experience strongly preferred, including multi‑building campuses, greenfield developments, or major expansions.
Proven expertise in conceptual estimating, quantity takeoff, and cost fundamentals across CSA scopes; familiarity with MEP systems is a plus.
Demonstrated experience leading estimating teams and coordinating across multiple projects or programs.
Strong knowledge of construction procurement strategies and commercial contract structures.
Experience contributing to value engineering, feasibility analysis, and design/cost optimization.
Excellent written, verbal, and client‑facing presentation skills with the ability to distill complex information for decision‑making.
Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize across multiple concurrent projects in fast‑paced environments.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with CostX (2D/3D takeoff, assemblies, workbooks) strongly preferred; familiarity with AutoCAD or Navisworks is advantageous.
Preferred
Professional accreditation (e.g., RICS) or active progress toward certification.
Consultancy experience on large, complex construction programs.
Additional Information
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.
The base salary range for this role is $140K-$165K. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package
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.
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.
Department: Real estate
Compensation: up to USD 165000 - yearly
Related keywords
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We're global programme managers – helping to deliver projects that define how people live, work and connect.
Industry
Construction
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1946
Headquarters
Horsforth, Leeds
LinkedIn followers
1,129,951
We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect.
From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment.
From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.
Programme strategy and set upProgramme managementCost and commercial managementProject managementProcurementSafetyhealth and qualityControls and performanceTechnology and dataAdvisory
We're global programme managers – helping to deliver projects that define how people live, work and connect.
Industry
Construction
Company size
10,001+ employees
Founded
1946
Headquarters
Horsforth, Leeds
LinkedIn followers
1,129,951
We're Turner & Townsend – a global programme manager. For more than 80 years, we’ve helped deliver the projects that define how people live, work and connect.
From shaping resilient cities to advancing clean energy, we approach every challenge with the same goal – to make a meaningful and lasting impact.
Partnering closely with our clients, we plan, manage and deliver complex projects and portfolios. Our teams bring the leadership, commercial expertise and independent advice that unlocks performance and protects investment.
From the metro systems moving millions of people to the data centres powering the digital economy, we bring ambitious plans to life and deliver outcomes that matter.
Programme strategy and set upProgramme managementCost and commercial managementProject managementProcurementSafetyhealth and qualityControls and performanceTechnology and dataAdvisory