Senior Mechanical Senior Cost Manager / Estimator
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Role Overview
Support a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing program in the Phoenix area.
Provide mechanical estimating, cost planning, cost control, change management, and commercial support for cleanroom, process utility, and high-tech manufacturing projects.
Relevant project environments may include semiconductor, advanced technology, data center, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and industrial manufacturing.
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Role overview
Support a large-scale semiconductor manufacturing program in the Phoenix area.
Provide mechanical estimating, cost planning, cost control, change management, and commercial support for cleanroom, process utility, and high-tech manufacturing projects.
Relevant project environments may include semiconductor, advanced technology, data center, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and industrial manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Develop estimates for all design and construction phases, including conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction documents.
- Perform quantity takeoffs for HVAC, piping, plumbing, process mechanical, cleanroom, and associated infrastructure systems.
- Review drawings, specifications, vendor packages, and contractor proposals for scope and pricing accuracy.
- Manage cost planning, forecasting, reporting, budgets, commitments, expenditures, and projected costs.
- Analyze bids, negotiate commercial recommendations, and review or negotiate change orders, claims, and cost proposals.
- Identify cost risks and opportunities, support value engineering and constructability reviews, and advise on procurement and contract awards.
- Track labor trends, material pricing, market conditions, and escalation impacts.
- Collaborate with project management, engineering, procurement, scheduling, and construction teams.
- Prepare executive-level cost reports and presentations.
- Mentor junior estimators and cost management professionals.
- Ensure activities comply with company standards and client requirements.
- Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in construction management, quantity surveying, engineering, or a related field.
- At least 7 years of relevant experience on large-scale construction projects.
- Experience with highly technical capital projects, including semiconductor, advanced technology, manufacturing, data center, pharmaceutical, or life sciences environments.
- Strong understanding of HVAC, plumbing, process piping, cleanroom systems, central utility plants, and mechanical infrastructure.
- Experience with quantity takeoffs, estimates from conceptual design through construction, and cost plans.
- Experience reviewing bids, subcontractor proposals, change orders, and claims.
- Knowledge of construction costs, labor productivity, material pricing, procurement strategies, market conditions, project controls, scheduling interfaces, and commercial management.
- Proficiency with CostX, Bluebeam, Excel, RSMeans, or similar estimating and cost management tools.
- Professional certification such as CCP, CEP, MRICS, or PQS is advantageous.
Workplace
- On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs.
About Turner & Townsend
Turner & Townsend provides program, project, cost, asset, commercial management, controls, procurement, supply chain, net-zero, and digital solutions globally.
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