Estimator – Cost Manager, EV Construction

🕒 September 17

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

💵 $130k - $150k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Turner & Townsend

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10,000+ employees

🏗️ Construction

💼 Consulting

🏠 Real Estate

Construction • Consulting • Real Estate

Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business that serves clients in the real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources sectors. With a commitment to building trust between clients, suppliers, governments, and society, they focus on delivering better outcomes that positively impact the world. Their specialities include programme strategy and setup, programme management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, safety, health and quality, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services. With 75 years of experience, Turner & Townsend aims to transform performance for a greener, more inclusive, and productive world.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary day-to-day commercial interface with the client during design and construction • Provide cost planning, estimating, and forecasting services • Produce and present cost plans at key design and construction milestones • Establish and maintain cost control, change management, and commercial governance processes • Estimate, review, negotiate, and manage change orders • Review contractor and subcontractor pricing for accuracy, entitlement, and value for money • Manage contingency, commitment tracking, cost-to-complete forecasting, and cost variance analysis • Perform post-contract quantity surveying, cost control, valuations, and payment certification • Carry out interim valuations, cost checks, and commercial audits • Review and provide written commentary on contractor submissions • Administer cost and commercial aspects of contracts • Negotiate, agree, and close out final accounts • Compile built-cost data and benchmarking records • Collaborate with owners, project managers, design teams, and contractors • Assess and communicate cost, risk, and schedule impacts to inform engineering and design priorities • Coordinate cost data from GC submissions, subcontractor pricing, supplier inputs, direct procurement, and A/E quantities • Participate in value engineering and design optioneering • Prepare funding data, executive cost presentations, and reporting materials • Support commercial management of electrical distribution, utility upgrades, MEP-heavy building systems, site works, civil packages, phased construction, EV charging, and fleet-support infrastructure • Manage cost and change implications of phased delivery, fast-track construction, and evolving operational requirements • Produce monthly cost reports, forecasts, and commercial dashboards • Use internal systems to manage commission financial performance, margins, and resource forecasting • Implement Turner & Townsend Business Management Systems and delivery methodologies • Identify, coach, and mentor junior staff • Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction discipline • 5+ years of relevant experience in cost management or quantity surveying within the construction industry • Proven experience delivering cost management services on medium to large, complex construction projects • Experience ideally within mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, or campus-scale environments • Background in construction consultancy or client-side cost management strongly preferred • Strong knowledge of construction contracts, procurement routes, valuations, change control, and final account processes • Experience supporting MEP-intensive works, infrastructure packages, and utility-driven construction scope • EV sector experience preferred but not required • RICS accreditation or progress toward chartership preferred • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Confidence engaging senior stakeholders • Proximity to the SF Bay Area and ability to engage locally with project teams and stakeholders is a significant advantage

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work • Bonuses may be available in addition to base salary • Comprehensive benefits package • Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment • Work-life balance support • Equal opportunity and inclusive workplace

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