CSA Estimator - Data Center Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. 

Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people’s lives. Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programs as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success. 

Our capabilities include program, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, net zero and digital solutions. 

We are majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, with our partners holding a significant minority interest. Turner & Townsend and CBRE work together to provide clients with the premier program, project and cost management offering in markets around the world. 

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced CSA Estimator to support a high-profile client's large-scale, multi-building data center campus programs. The role focuses on developing civil, structural, and architectural (CSA) estimates for complex core-and-shell facilities and supporting project teams throughout planning, design, and preconstruction.

This position requires strong estimating skills, the ability to work effectively in fast-paced and evolving environments, and experience supporting large capital construction projects and programs.

Candidates for this role must be physically based in the United States and legally authorized to work in the U.S. Remote work is permitted only from within the United States; candidates located outside the U.S. cannot be considered for remote employment.

• Develop and maintain cost plans and detailed estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographies; participate in estimate reviews with internal and external teams.
• Prepare milestone cost updates (concept, schematic, DD, CD) and communicate basis of estimate, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and risks.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and cost checks for CSA scopes; ensure alignment between scope, drawings/models, and estimate.
• Support program-level estimating efforts by compiling and analyzing cost data across multiple projects and campuses.
• Review contractor pricing, including bids, pay applications, and change orders; perform analyses and support recommendations.
• Contribute to benchmarking and cost modeling efforts; maintain historical cost data and support life-cycle cost (LCC) analyses.
• Support value engineering (VE) exercises and assist with feasibility studies and early-stage cost modeling.
• Assist procurement and preconstruction activities, including prequalification, bid analysis, tender reporting, and contract documentation.
• Collaborate with cost management, procurement, and project controls teams to align estimating outputs with budgets and project objectives.
• Evaluate design changes and prepare estimate updates at appropriate stages of design development.
• Support development of estimating templates, tools, and best practices.
• Prepare cost and estimating reports and presentation materials for project stakeholders and clients.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role and must be adhered to where applicable.

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related construction field.
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, or Project Controls professional.
• Experience supporting conceptual estimating and/or preconstruction services within a construction management, contractor, consulting, or related environment.
• Experience supporting large-scale construction projects; data center, mission-critical, industrial, or commercial project experience is preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction industry concepts, including value management and value engineering.
• Proficiency with estimating systems, quantity takeoffs, and cost analysis.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within cross-functional teams.

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

The base salary range for this role is $120K-$140K USD. This range reflects the company's good faith estimate of the base salary for this position at the time of the posting. Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, skills, qualifications, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, employees may be eligible for bonuses and a comprehensive benefits package.

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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