Senior Estimator | Aviation & Infrastructure
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Turner & Townsend is seeking a Senior Pre Contract Cost Estimator in Brisbane to support project development and procurement in Queensland, delivering robust first-principles cost estimates for aviation and infrastructure. You will quantify from design information, validate quantities and pricing with suppliers, source and review quotations, and price risk in early phases, while structuring estimates, bills of quantities, and materials and presenting clear reports to stakeholders. Key requirements include Quantity Surveyor or similar credentials, strong pre-contract estimating and infrastructure experience, with aviation experience highly desirable and post-contract cost management a plus. To apply, tailor your CV to show end-to-end estimating, include concrete examples, highlight local Queensland project work, and demonstrate stakeholder communication and negotiation skills, plus any relevant licenses. Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer with a flexible working environment.
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, defence, 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 programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.
Our capabilities include programme, 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 programme, project and cost management offering in markets around the world.
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Job Description
Are you ready to take your estimating expertise to the next level? We’re seeking a Senior Pre Contract Cost Estimator based in Brisbane to support project development and procurement in Queensland. This person will be providing robust and accurate cost estimates that support the client's successful planning and delivery of their capital portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build first-principles pricing for aviation & infrastructure sector projects.
- Quantify from design information and collaborate with engineers to ensure precision.
- Validate quantities and pricing from suppliers and contractors.
- Source and review quotations, negotiating competitive pricing.
- Assess and price risk during early project stages.
- Structure estimates, bills of quantities, and bills of materials.
- Prepare clear, detailed reports and present findings to stakeholders.
- Deliver integrated estimating services, offering strategic and technical advice throughout the project lifecycle.
Qualifications
- Quantity Surveyor/Cost related qualifications and credentials.
- Infrastructure experience is a must.
- Pre-contract estimating experience is a must.
- Aviation experience is highly desirable.
- Post-contract cost management experience desirable.
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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