Construction Cost Engineer

Job Description

Turner & Townsend are seeking a driven Cost Engineer to join our team and support a global technology client on their large-scale Data Center construction program.

Working as part of an industry leading team, you'll be eager and excited to learn the role and build upon your cost skillset that will set you up for a successful career in the construction industry.

To be successful you'll have strong analytical skills, be well organized and able to work effectively under pressure, and have great commercial acumen.

The role will initially entail supporting our estimating and cost review leads with take-offs, benchmarking and managing stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

Tracking cost review and estimate requests as they are submitted by the client.

Preparing documents as required by the team.

Issuing RFIs and chasing responses.

Document control.

Analyzing existing cost data and producing benchmark information.

Weekly reporting to the client.

Meet and negotiate costs with contractors.

Reconciling actual costs with contract pricing.

Develop cost estimates from drawings and specifications.

Provide input into value engineering exercises.

Hybrid role with 3 days onsite and 2 days remote