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Transmission Estimating Lead

Job in Toronto, Ontario, M5A, Canada
Listing for: Turner & Townsend
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-01
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
  • Management
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 140000 - 150000 CAD Yearly CAD 140000.00 150000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

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

Who are you?

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Director / Associate Director – Transmission Estimating to lead the development of a best-in-class estimating capability within our Energy & Natural Resources division.

This is a leadership role focused on building and scaling a standardized estimating framework to support major transmission and grid infrastructure programs across North America as part of the energy transition.

Job Description

As the Transmission Estimating Lead you will be involved in:

  • Lead the development and implementation of a standardized estimating framework across transmission and utility programs
  • Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing estimating team
  • Provide strategic oversight for cost planning, benchmarking, and estimate assurance
  • Drive integration between estimating, project controls, and commercial governance
  • Establish best-in-class estimating practices, including Basis of Estimate (BoE), cost benchmarking, and data governance
  • Act as a senior advisor to clients on cost strategy, risk, and investment decisions
  • Support business growth through client engagement, pursuits, and thought leadership

    • Qualifications

  • 12–15+ years’ experience in estimating within transmission, power, or major infrastructure projects
  • Strong expertise in:

    Transmission lines (overhead/underground HV systems, towers, line systems)
    Substations and switchyards (transformers, breakers, protection & control)
  • Proven experience building or transforming estimating functions and frameworks
  • Strong understanding of CAPEX project delivery, stage-gate estimating, and cost classifications (Class 5 → Class
    1)
  • Experience integrating estimating with project controls and risk management
  • Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, and commercial acumen

    • Additional Information

    What's in it for you...

  • 100% covered health and dental benefits for you and your dependents (including paramedical services)
  • Health spending account, to top up expenses not covered in the benefits program
  • RRSP option with company matching
  • Annual learning and development budget
  • Access to a range of online learning tools, and support for career development and growth
  • Coverage of one professional membership or license fee per year, if directly related to your role
  • We believe in work-life balance, so you can recharge and take care of what matters most with vacation, flex and sick days
  • A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives
  • Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging

    • The base salary range for this full-time role is $140, - $150, per year. Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate’s experience and qualifications.

    This posting reflects an existing vacancy that we are actively hiring for.

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