Turner & Townsend · 9 hours ago
Associate Director, Estimating
Raleigh, NC
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
10+ years expTurner & Townsend is a global consultancy that delivers outcomes through transformational programs across various sectors. The Associate Director of MEP Estimating will oversee benchmarking and estimating for life science real estate construction projects, focusing on data analysis and establishing standardized processes.
Commercial Real EstateConstructionReal Estate Investment
Hiring Manager
Elyse Spreen Herr
Responsibilities
Develop a thorough understanding of client requirements by partnering with client’s leadership, project teams & other stakeholders to establish key requirements and define strategy & goals for a standardized WBS. This will include fleshing out WBS requirements necessary for appropriate cost control, change management, benchmarking, and cost & schedule alignment
Lead the development & implementation of standardized estimating processes across the program. This will include establishing budget guidelines & estimate requirements for each stage of the project lifecycle and participating in cost estimate stage gate reviews
Drive the WBS and baseline establishment on new projects at the earliest design phases (pre-conceptual or earlier) to ensure compliance with the program controls and KPI strategy
Liaise with project teams to ensure each project’s change management & schedule management is aligned with the standardized WBS & estimating processes
Liaise with project teams to conduct ongoing cost analysis for in-flight projects to refine benchmarking & improve forecasting. This will include data mining, data cleansing & validation, variance analysis, & data visualization
Review detailed construction estimates from contractors at various stages of the design maturity & provide recommendations to leadership
Assist in the development of high level conceptual ROM estimates (prior to contractor engagement) to support early property development planning efforts
Lead resource management for cost estimating requirements across the program
Lead training for project teams on cost estimating processes, tools & techniques
Develop & maintain a library of templates, best practice standards & procedures for all estimating activities for the project teams. Maintain the program benchmarking database & all project coding structures (including the standardized WBS dictionary)
Support Leadership with ad-hoc cost performance studies, labor rates assessments, market analysis, and other Estimating/ Project Controls related functions as directed by the Project Controls Leadership
Qualification
Required
10 years of experience working in cost estimating in the commercial real estate construction industry
Undergraduate or graduate degree in engineering, construction, or quantitative field
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (particularly, Microsoft Excel)
Experience working in a variety of cost estimating tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially in regards to reports & presentations
Team player with demonstrated professional & interpersonal skills interfacing with all levels of the organization, clients & vendors
Detail-oriented & action-oriented with excellent organization skills & demonstrated ability to multitask
Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines and quickly pivot in response to evolving priorities
Preferred
Working knowledge of Tableau or other BI tools
Benefits
Healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance
Company
Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend is an independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2021-07-27Acquired
Leadership Team
Vincent Clancy
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
James Dand
Chief Operating Officer
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