Estimating Manager

1 month ago


Sydney, Australia Turner & Townsend Full time

Company Description

Are you interested in working on some of the world’s most exciting projects, with some of the world’s leading businesses?

At Turner & Townsend we’re passionate about making the difference. That means delivering better outcomes for our clients, helping our people to realise their potential, and doing our part to create a prosperous society. Every day we help our clients deliver ambitious and highly technical projects in over 120 offices and 47 countries worldwide.

At Turner & Townsend we offer a wide variety of benefits to our staff. We offer true work life balance, working from home arrangements, team events and much more. 

We are seeking a Director (Estimating Manager) to help us deliver major infrastructure projects across the power, defense, rail, roads, and aviation major programs. You will be part of a professional and highly successful team that is involved in some of the largest infrastructure projects in and around Sydney.

Job Description

Turner & Townsend will give you the opportunity to work with world class clients on cutting edge projects and to build a successful career with a company that will offer the highest levels of support at every stage.

We are looking for someone who to lead a strong and growing pipeline of major project and program opportunities across NSW and ACT, who is driven to make a difference and who has the integrity to do so in an inclusive and collaborative way. We are looking for someone with knowledge and experience of established project delivery frameworks, and who has the vision and desire to challenge these established ways of working in order to bring about better outcomes for our clients and our teams.

As an effective Director (Estimating Manager), you will have demonstrable experience in:

Drive local business vision, strategy, focus and goals. Managing, growing and developing high performing client-side consultancy teams. Leading and managing large scale capital projects and programs as the key client interface.  Establish and maintain a client-focused environment. Leads business development activities and provides communication and focus. Developing and leveraging industry relationships and preparing strategies from a business generation and project delivery perspective. Delivers an exciting team vision, which inspires others to perform beyond their initial aspirations. Supports client organisations to develop and deliver major projects and programs efficiently and effectively. Manage the development of cost estimates from drawings and specifications and has strong experience in local, regional and global estimating rates Lead a the team across a variety of Infrastructure projects in the utilities and transport sectors.  Growing and develop exceptional people for your team. Displaying excellence in service delivery leadership.

Qualifications

A minimum 15 years relevant industry experience Full working rights and currently living in Australia A recognised Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Engineering or similar. Construction delivery experience in any one of the Aviation, Utilities or Transport sectors Exceptional business development experience with a large network in the Victorian infrastructure market. Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast paced environment Track record of successful project delivery and engaging with and influencing clients and key stakeholders at a senior level Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead and develop a team. Excellent command of written and spoken English with excellent report writing skills. A reputation for challenge, innovation and continued improvement. Highly motivated and driven with a passion for delivering to your clients.

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.

Turner & Townsend does not accept any speculative or unsolicited CV’s that have been sent to our internal recruitment team or hiring managers from agencies outside of our preferred supplier list. Any speculative or unsolicited CV’s will be treated as a direct application.

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. 

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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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