Senior Preconstruction Estimator

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Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Senior Preconstruction Estimator to provide estimating, benchmarking & commercial management services on the construction of a leading technology client’s massive data center campus in Kansas City, MO.

The successful candidate will also be confident reviewing Mechanical and / or Electrical Subcontract packages and buyout.

Responsibilities :

• Provide expert estimating services for hyperscale data centers from RFP. through to construction completion, managing key relationships with the client, general contractor, and project team.
• Develop Project Capital Estimates using a bottoms-up approach.
• Lead the training of templates & tools for the general contractor to ensure submissions are compliant for commercial analysis.
• Provide detailed comparative analysis of commercial submittals from the general contractor.
• Lead the commercial review of the competitive bid process for major trades.
• Support the project delivery team with post-contract cost analysis & change order reviews.
• Benchmarking integration to ensure accurate data capture.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated estimating experience including time spent in mission critical, data center, pharma, industrial or life science sectors.
• Demonstrated experience of developing estimates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Confident reviewing Mechanical and / or Electrical Subcontract packages and buyout.
• College degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related technical field, and / or field-related experience.
• Excellent communicator and thrives in a client facing role.
• Technical knowledge of construction industry matters, such as value management and value engineering.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with ability to adapt messaging to suit the recipients.

Additional Information

On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our clients' needs.

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