Senior Estimator – Industrial and Maritime Construction

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Construction Estimator to support large-scale industrial and maritime construction projects and programs. This role will be responsible for developing, managing, and validating estimates throughout the project lifecycle, from early feasibility and conceptual planning through detailed design and preconstruction. The ideal candidate will possess extensive estimating experience within industrial, maritime, port, shipyard, marine, manufacturing, heavy industrial, or complex infrastructure projects. They will have a strong understanding of construction methodologies, market conditions, labor and material pricing, quantity takeoffs, value engineering, and cost benchmarking. This individual will serve as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, providing accurate, data-driven cost guidance that supports strategic project decisions and successful project outcomes. To be successful in this role, you must be an excellent communicator with a proven track record of delivering accurate estimates across multiple project phases and geographic regions. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, analytical, self-motivated, and capable of working independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary stakeholders. 

Responsibilities:  Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions; with internal and external staff. Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones. Experience in providing program-level estimates for specific scopes of work Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff. Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels. Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects. Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level. Support training to Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools/templates. Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team. Delivering Life Cycle Costing models. SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.