Cost Estimator - Data Centres

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Company Description 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. Please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com Job Description Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Estimator to support estimating and cost management services for a high-profile client within a large-scale, for data centre construction programme in Spain. The candidate will be responsible for delivering accurate cost estimates across project lifecycles, supporting tendering activities, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure robust commercial outcomes. Responsibilities Prepare detailed construction estimates and cost plans across all project stages, including concept, schematic, design development, and detailed design Perform quantity take-offs and cost validations for complex, multi-package scopes Support bid reviews by analysing contractor proposals, conducting comparisons, and making recommendations Contribute to benchmarking by maintaining and applying cost data and historical metrics across the programme Participate in value engineering workshops and identify cost optimisation opportunities Support feasibility studies and early-stage cost modelling Maintain clear communication with clients, contractors, and design teams regarding scope, assumptions, and estimate basis Assist in the preparation of procurement and tender documentation Support procurement activities, including prequalification, bid list development, bid analysis, tender reporting, and contract documentation Collaborate with internal cost management teams to align estimating, procurement, and programme cost planning Ensure compliance with SOX controls where applicable Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related technical discipline +5 years’ experience in cost estimating for large-scale construction projects Experience in Data centres Strong understanding of cost estimating principles, quantity take-offs, and building systems Familiarity with CSA scopes; exposure to MEP costs is advantageous Knowledge of procurement strategies and contract structures Experience supporting value engineering, feasibility studies, or cost optimisation initiatives Excellent analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, including client-facing abilities Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a collaborative environment Proficiency in Microsoft Office; experience with tools such as AutoCAD or Navisworks is preferred Fluent in English and Spanish Additional Information Our people share our Purpose and Values. Turner & Townsend provides a great place to work, where everyone can make change happen and influence a better world.​ We champion our people to succeed in both 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. We actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.​ If this sounds like a challenge you’d like to hear more about, please submit an application for our recruitment team to review. ​ Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/ #LI-GS2 Join our social media conversations for more information about Turner & Townsend and our exciting future projects: Twitter Instagram LinkedIn 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.