Cost Estimator – Construction Management

Job Description
Turner &
Townsendis seeking a motivatedCost Estimatorto work with our dynamic San Francisco team. This is a great opportunity to advance your career with a great team, and work with well-known, prestigious clients on a diverse portfolio of construction projects.
Responsibilities:
Provide estimate and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
Ability to estimate at conceptual, programming and detailed level.
Assist on feasibility studies and writing procurement reports.
Perform all aspects of procurement, including managing the pre-qualification stage, produce bid list, bid analysis, produce bid report, and compile contractual documents.
Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and the change control processes, where applicable refer major changes to line manager.
Manage cost checks and carry out valuations on larger projects, and ensure timely and accurate cost checking, and valuation process.
Produce monthly post contract cost reports and present to client.
Provide input into value engineering;
negotiate and approve final accounts.
Maintain liaison with client and other consultants at all projects stages.
Identify opportunities to develop new business with existing clients and report such opportunities to appropriate line manager, and utilize marketing database.
Identify improvements for cost management procedures, templates, and products, and refer ideas to appropriate line manager.