Jobs at Turner & Townsend

Job Description

The role of an Estimating Manager will be to align the direction and strategy for sector led estimating requirements in line with the UK Infrastructure Estimating business; to develop a sustainable portfolio of commissions for existing and new clients within the designated sector and work with the Regional Estimating Managers to effectively deliver outputs to a high level of Service Excellence.

RESPONSIBILITY
As the Estimating Manager you will be responsible for:
- Provide strategic advice to internal and external clients for Estimating and Cost Planning issues
-Creation of a workload pipeline identifying opportunities that tie into the Infrastructure Business Plan and Sector Service Level Agreements
- Liaison with our recruitment team and other estimating teams to effectively manage resources to enable delivery of workload in a timely and efficient manner
- Control and manage the estimating process in line with the Turner & Townsend processes, developing improved processes where directed
- Validation of estimates produced by the Managers team and contribute to peer reviews for major schemes
- Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates for large or complex projects or programmes in a timely and efficient manner.
- Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives
- Work to improve the Brand and reputation of the Estimating Function and Turner & Townsend

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE:
Essential
- Qualified to professional standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with membership of an appropriate professional body and/or educated to degree level.
- Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in an infrastructure or construction environment to high profile or complex major projects or programmes.
- Knowledge of project management, planning, risk and investment processes.                         
- Strong technical cost management or estimating competency is essential as is a commercial awareness of financial, commercial and business needs outside of basic estimating.
- Must have knowledge in the use and benefits of cost management systems.

Desirable
- Demonstrable experience in managing and leading large teams and successful setting and implementation of business strategy
- Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field.
- Knowledge or use of BIM related estimating tools, processes and behaviours.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

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Job Description
Our team is dynamic, innovative and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and fun company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity and the quality we deliver. As a result our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to work within our Real Estate Division, with a focus on supporting our Programme advisory and/or Commercial Developer team in Johannesburg. Working within our award winning teams will give you the opportunity to work across some of Turner & Townsend’s key clients. These clients include a high performing property developers, several blue-chip real estate businesses and household names. You will get the opportunity to meet with clients to discuss their projects and delivery thereof and advise them on realistic timeframes.

•  To produce schedules for complex projects or linked projects forming programmes
•  To help us prepare tenders to secure new work
•  To provide intelligence-based schedules for construction projects, using experience and site knowledge
•  To analyse contractors’ schedules to identify excessive activity durations with a view to accelerating delivery
•  NEC contracts and the contractual requirement to accept or reject contractor programmes

Qualifications

•  Currently a Planner/Senior Planner with consultancy, contractor and/or client side experience minimum of 8 - 10 years
•  Must use Primavera (P6)
•  Experience working on projects ranging must be new build/fit-out related across Residential, Mixed-use and Commercial
•  Professionally/Degree qualified in one of the following fields: construction, project management and engineering

Additional Information

• Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.
• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 
• Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.