Senior Estimator

Turner & Townsend alinea

Senior Construction Estimator at Turner & Townsend supporting large scale construction projects. Developing and presenting cost plans, leading estimating services, and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing cost plans and estimates from concept through detailed design across multiple geographic regions; with internal and external staff.
Delivering and presenting updated cost plans at appropriate design milestones.
Experience in providing program-level estimates for specific scopes of work
Coordinate, manage, and supervise the work of support staff.
Reviewing proposed design changes/new technologies and preparing estimates within appropriate accuracy levels.
Help drive cost model trends by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing cost information from completed projects.
Assess cost effectiveness of alternate products and value engineering ideas at a program level.
Support training to Development and external Estimating teams on new project estimating tools/templates.
Support preparation of leadership presentations for the client’s Preconstruction and Estimating team.
Delivering Life Cycle Costing models.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, cost management, quantity surveying, engineering or field related to construction
Minimum 5-7 years of relevant experience
Experience in a construction cost management role such as Cost Manager, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Cost Engineer, Project Engineer, Project Cost Controls etc.
Experience providing conceptual estimating services and/or pre-construction services at a construction management or related firm
Experience supporting large scale construction projects and programs
Good knowledge of construction industry technical matters, such as value management and value engineering.
Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost estimationlife cycle costingvalue engineeringprogram-level estimatesconceptual estimatingpre-construction servicescost managementquantity surveyingconstruction project supportcost control

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipcoordinationmanagementsupervisiontrainingpresentation skillsanalytical skillsorganizational skillsinterpersonal skills

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in construction managementBachelor’s degree in cost managementBachelor’s degree in quantity surveyingBachelor’s degree in engineering