Summary
Burak Erturk is a Senior Estimator and PEO-registered civil engineer with over two decades of EPC, design-build and general contracting experience, currently leading estimating teams at Bechtel. He specializes in large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects, excelling in cost engineering, budget development, value engineering, contract administration and claims management. Burak has built and managed cost databases and estimating systems (InEight/Hard Dollar) to support capital and O&M forecasting, and regularly audits external consultants to ensure estimating rigor. His background spans international projects—from high-rise and industrial plants in Russia to major Canadian transit works—bringing both field-level technical insight and corporate-level financial control. Fluent in project controls and multilingual client engagement, he also combines LEED training with hands-on scheduling and procurement experience to bridge sustainability and constructability. An unusual strength is his track record of converting complex contractual and technical issues into clear cost strategies that mitigate claims and protect project margins.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
LEED Green Building Strategies, LEED Green Building Strategies at University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University