Lead Cost Estimator

Company Description

Who is Turner & Townsend?

Working in partnership with our clients, we deliver major projects and programmes with skill and precision, by focusing on outcomes and driving high performance. 

Delivering innovative solutions and exceptional outcomes across our sectors, we drive the success of our clients projects and programmes through effective planning, highly skilled teams, and rigorous controls.

Our capabilities include asset management, controls and performance, cost and commercial management, digital, procurement and supply chain, programme advisory, project management and sustainability. Backed by our extensive experience, we focus on outcomes to transform clients projects and programmes.

With over 133 offices across 47 countries, we are an organisation of over GBP 1.5 billion turnover and 12,000+ talented team members across the world. In 2025, we are combining with CBREs Project Management business to create the premier, differentiated programme, project, and cost management capability globally. Through this change, our profile in Asia will scale significantly, comprising a team of over 4000 staff across all major countries in region. The combination of our programme management and project management and commercial management capabilities will provide a unique opportunity to do things for our clients.

Job Description

This role will be based out of Singapore or Indonesia maintaining work within the Southeast Asia region.

To be successful in a Lead Cost Estimator role, you will have an understanding in:

• Support the cost estimating service across the region, with the view of taking on the Lead/PM role on future projects
• Estimating and cost planning to include producing and presenting the final cost plan.
• Manage the development of cost estimates from drawings and specifications.
• Creating new client and consultant relationships and opportunities in the market place.
• Conduct estimate assurance reviews and associate report writing.
• Take responsibility for your own deliverables and ensure all commitments are completed.

Qualifications

• A recognised Degree qualification in Quantity Surveying, Construction Economics, Engineering or similar
• More than 15 years of experience within oil and gas will be preferred, offshore wind experience will be a bonus
• Track record of engaging and influencing clients at a senior level.
• Ability to produce resource based estimates, top down cost plans or parametric cost models
• Demonstrable reputation for challenge, innovation and continued improvement.
• Have a passion for mentoring the team and future generations.
• Extensive experience in producing cost estimates (AACE Class 2, 3, 4 and 5) and cost benchmarking for major CAPEX investments US$ 1B+ across the oil and gas, mining and clean energy sectors.
• Excellent written and spoken English. Mandarin and Bahasa an advantage.
• Good presentation and management skills.

Additional Information

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Information :

• Company : Turner & Townsend
• Position : Lead Cost Estimator
• Location : Jakarta
• Country : ID