Turner & Townsend is seeking a Cost Estimator - Data Center Construction to join our team supporting a high-profile client's extensive construction portfolio. In this role, you will provide estimating and cost management services for a multi-billion-dollar program of work, including large-scale data center campuses, new greenfield facilities, and major expansions.
What You'll Do
- Prepare detailed construction estimates and cost plans across all project stages, from concept through detailed design.
- Perform quantity takeoffs and cost checks for complex, multi-package scopes of work.
- Support bid reviews by analyzing contractor proposals, performing comparative assessments, and preparing recommendations.
- Contribute to benchmarking efforts by maintaining and applying cost data and historical metrics across the broader program.
- Participate in value engineering workshops and help identify practical cost-optimization opportunities.
- Assist with feasibility studies and early-stage cost modeling activities.
- Maintain strong communication with clients, contractors, and design teams to ensure clarity of scope, assumptions, and the basis of estimate.
- Assist with 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 support alignment between estimating, procurement, and program-level cost planning.
- Adhere to SOX control responsibilities where applicable.
What We're Looking For
- Strong estimating capability with a focus on accuracy and detail.
- Ability to operate effectively within large, fast-moving construction environments.
- Experience supporting multi-phase delivery across major capital projects.
Work Mode
This position operates on a hybrid schedule and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.






