Associate Director – Estimating, Data Center Construction

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation and management of cost plans and detailed CSA estimates from initial concept through to detailed design across various locations.

• Provide leadership in program-level estimating across numerous projects and campuses to facilitate portfolio-level decision-making.

• Deliver milestone cost updates, effectively communicating the basis of estimates, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, risks, and opportunities.

• Lead quantity takeoffs and cost checks for intricate, multi-package CSA scopes, ensuring alignment among scope, drawings/models, and estimates.

• Coordinate estimating efforts across several teams and projects, ensuring consistency, precision, and clarity in outputs.

• Review contractor pricing, pay applications, and change orders; conduct comparative analyses and prepare recommendations for clients.

• Manage change evaluations and pricing analysis to support informed commercial decision-making.

• Drive benchmarking and cost modeling while assisting with life-cycle cost (LCC) analyses.

• Facilitate and spearhead value engineering (VE) initiatives; develop cost and schedule trade-off options.

• Support procurement and preconstruction efforts; collaborate with cost management, procurement, and project controls teams.

• Evaluate design development and program changes, providing timely estimate updates at suitable accuracy levels.

• Lead, mentor, and coordinate estimating staff, contributing to team growth and the development of estimating tools.

• Prepare estimating materials suitable for leadership and client-facing presentations for executive, preconstruction, and governance meetings.

• Advocate for Turner & Townsend’s values, purpose, and collaborative culture.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related field in construction.

• At least 10 years of experience in construction estimating or cost management on large-scale capital programs.

• Experience in data center or mission-critical construction is highly preferred.

• Demonstrated expertise in conceptual estimating, quantity takeoff, and cost fundamentals within CSA scopes; familiarity with MEP systems is an advantage.

• Proven experience in leading estimating teams and coordinating efforts across multiple projects or programs.

• Strong understanding of construction procurement strategies and commercial contract structures.

• Background in value engineering, feasibility analysis, and design/cost optimization.

• Exceptional written, verbal, and client-facing presentation abilities.

• Highly organized with the capability to prioritize multiple concurrent projects in fast-paced settings.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with CostX is strongly preferred; familiarity with AutoCAD or Navisworks is beneficial.

• Professional accreditation (e.g., RICS) or active pursuit of certification.

• Consultancy experience on large, complex construction programs.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Healthy, productive, and flexible working environment.

• Opportunities for professional development.

• Bonuses.