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    Turner & Townsend

    Professional Services

    Cost Estimator – Defence - All Levels

    London, United KingdomOn-SiteFull-timePosted 1mo ago
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    Job description

    Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a SOLE UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC). See Security Clearance Section.

    Turner & Townsend’s Defence South East Cost Centre provides support to Defence projects and programmes that range in complexity and size. Our service offering includes programme & project management, controls & performance management, cost management and procurement.

    We are actively looking to expand the Defence South East team due to client requirements; we’re looking for talented individuals to join us to support the delivery of our growing client portfolio. These individuals should expect to further develop their careers through working on a range of complex and challenging commissions, whilst being part of an engaging and high performing team.

    Role Overview and Purpose:

    We are looking for experienced Cost Estimators and Senior Estimators with proven experience across the Infrastructure and / or Defence sectors to play a key role in delivering high-profile projects. As part of our growing team, you will work on complex, large-scale programmes, helping our clients to overcome challenges and achieve their objectives. Turner & Townsend deliver a wide range of Estimating and Commercial Intelligence outputs for our clients to support their decision making, including:

    • Estimate Production (from Order of Magnitude estimates through to detailed estimates built up from first principles)
    • Estimating Assurance
    • Estimating Support to Major Programme Set up
    • Data analysis and benchmarking
    • Qualified to high standard in Estimating or Quantity Surveying with proven relevant experience
    • Relevant successful experience of provision of estimating and/or QS services in a large project environment
    • Previous experience of working with estimating software packages
    • Membership of a relevant professional body with chartered status or working towards
    • Desirable membership of RICS / CIOB /A. Cost E.

    Essential Experience and Skills:

    • Production of accurate and comprehensive estimates and cost plans for projects in a timely and efficient manner
    • Control and management of the estimating process at project level
    • Production of estimates without management or supervision
    • Assist with the gathering and sharing of estimating data
    • Supporting development and promotion of estimating good practice
    • Assisting in the achievement of departmental objectives
    • Staying abreast of developments within own technical area of expertise to be able to give best practice advice in line with business objectives.

    Desirable Experience

    • Experience working with UK Government organisations.
    • Infrastructure / Construction experience.
    • Experience working within the Nuclear Sector.

    Understanding and experience of MoD procedures

    Security Clearance

    Important: Before applying, due to the sensitive nature of these projects, you must be a Sole UK National who is able to achieve and maintain UK MoD Security Clearance (SC).

    Many of the clients and projects we support are subject to MoD security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

    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, such as to current processes through networks such as our maternity steering groups.

    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 and working parents.

    Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and have active networks who are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community. Our “One Employee Network (OEN)” is a unified umbrella, developed to influence, champion and support Turner & Townsend’s ambition to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organization. As well as advocating for employees who identify with specific groups and communities, our networks such as but not limited to DE&I, Unity, Womens Network, Wellbeing, Military, Parents and Carers enhance and share best practice and encourage dialogue across our business.

    Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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    SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

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    It is strictly against Turner & Townsend policy for candidates to pay any fee in relation to our recruitment process. No recruitment agency working with Turner & Townsend will ask candidates to pay a fee at any time. 

    Any unsolicited resumes/CVs submitted through our website or to Turner & Townsend personal e-mail accounts, are considered property of Turner & Townsend and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorised Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Turner & Townsend, there must be a formal written agreement in place and the agency must be invited, by the Recruitment Team, to submit candidates for review. 

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    About the company

    Turner & Townsend

    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, 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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