Senior Electrical Estimator - Construction Management

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Job Description

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Senior Electrical Estimator who can meet client objectives through the delivery of an effective cost management service.

The Senior Electrical Estimator will work with our team in Chandler, Arizona and manage electrical estimates + cost consulting on a notable portfolio of commercial, data center, industrial, high-tech and manufacturing building projects.

While Electrical construction estimating experience is required, Mechanical and Plumbing Estimating experience is also advantageous (MEP).

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.
• Provide leadership to cost management team when necessary, ensure the delivery on all of accountabilities.
• 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 leadership.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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.
• Good knowledge of all methods of construction procurement.
• Experience with advising clients on value management, value engineering, and life cycle costing.
• Experience with key aspects of business development.
• Good knowledge and experience gained within several industry sectors.
  

Education/Experience:

• College degree in Engineering, Construction Management with a Technical Focus, Quantity Surveyor, or related technical field.
• Experience working on commercial, data center, high-tech, mission critical or related construction projects of medium-high complexity.
• Experience preparing large-scale electrical cost estimates.
• Good understanding of all electrical systems as they relate to the construction of related projects.

Additional Information

*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs.

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