Associate Director Estimating
Associate Director Estimating
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Job Description
Turner & Townsends is seeking a Associate Director of MEP Estimating to oversee the benchmarking & estimating of life science real estate construction projects.
The role requires a breadth of experience and indepth knowledge of standard concepts within cost control & cost estimating with a keen focus on data analysis & benchmarking preferably in the construction field. The ideal candidate is an analytical datadriven problem solver with the ability to build consultative & collaborative partnerships necessary to help define & implement project controls procedures related to real estate construction projects throughout the US.
- Develop a thorough understanding of client requirements by partnering with clients 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 (preconceptual or earlier) to ensure compliance with the program controls and KPI strategy.
- Liaise with project teams to ensure each projects change management & schedule management is aligned with the standardized WBS & estimating processes.
- Liaise with project teams to conduct ongoing cost analysis for inflight 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 adhoc cost performance studies labor rates assessments market analysis and other Estimating/ Project Controls related functions as directed by the Project Controls Leadership.
- SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role which are to be adhered to where applicable.
Qualifications :
- 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.
- Working knowledge of Tableau or other BI tools is preferred.
- 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.
- Detailoriented & actionoriented with excellent organization skills & demonstrated ability to multitask.
- Ability to work under pressure meet deadlines and quickly pivot in response to evolving priorities.
Additional Information :
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Remote Work :
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Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Remote
