Sector Estimating Manager

4 days ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Turner & Townsend Full time

**Company Description**:
**Turner & Townsend** is a leading independent professional services company specializing in program management, project management, cost management and consulting across the property, infrastructure and natural resources sectors. With 108 offices in 45 countries, we draw on our extensive global and industry experience to manage risk while maximizing value and performance during the construction and operation of our clients’ assets.

In the current market place, certainty of outcome around capital investment and operating cost is of paramount importance to our clients. Increased accuracy at the early stages not only results in achieving this but also minimizes abortive cost/spend on non viable investments thereby improving overall capital efficiency.Our established estimating function is recognized as a market leader by several of our key accounts, creating opportunities to increase our market share and further improve the Turner & Townsend brand.

We are seeking managers with infrastructure experience who want to be intrinsic in the growth of a specialist service within our business.

The role of an Estimating Manager will be to align the direction and strategy for sector led estimating requirements in line with the UK Infrastructure Estimating business; to develop a sustainable portfolio of commissions for existing and new clients within the designated sector and work with the Regional Estimating Managers to effectively deliver outputs to a high level of Service Excellence.
- RESPONSIBILITY
- As the Estimating Manager you will be responsible for:
- Provide strategic advice to internal and external clients for Estimating and Cost Planning issues
- Creation of a workload pipeline identifying opportunities that tie into the Infrastructure Business Plan and Sector Service Level Agreements
- Liaison with our recruitment team and other estimating teams to effectively manage resources to enable delivery of workload in a timely and efficient manner
- Control and manage the estimating process in line with the Turner & Townsend processes, developing improved processes where directed
- Validation of estimates produced by the Managers team and contribute to peer reviews for major schemes
- Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates for large or complex projects or programmes in a timely and efficient manner.
- Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives
- Work to improve the Brand and reputation of the Estimating Function and Turner & Townsend

**Qualifications**:

- EXPERIENCE:

- Essential- Qualified to professional standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with membership of an appropriate professional body and/or educated to degree level.
- Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in an infrastructure or construction environment to high profile or complex major projects or programmes.
- Knowledge of project management, planning, risk and investment processes.
- Strong technical cost management or estimating competency is essential as is a commercial awareness of financial, commercial and business needs outside of basic estimating.
- Must have knowledge in the use and benefits of cost management systems.
- Desirable- Demonstrable experience in managing and leading large teams and successful setting and implementation of business strategy
- Preferred degree in quantity surveying or associated construction field.
- Knowledge or use of BIM related estimating tools, processes and behaviours.

**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._

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