Estimating & Benchmarking Lead

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions (STS) provides holistic, value‑added solutions across the entire asset life cycle, including licensed process technologies, advisory services, technical expertise, energy transition solutions, design capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize assets. The Estimating & Benchmarking Lead oversees the estimating group in developing, reviewing, validating, and reconciling all capital estimates for projects, acting as the estimating subject‑matter expert and providing benchmark analyses, cost validation studies, and related assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, review, validation, reconciliation, and benchmarking of project capital cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as the project’s estimating subject‑matter expert and provide independent estimate assurance, cost validation, and benchmarking analyses.
• Support development of project budgets, contingencies, and funding requirements during early project phases.
• Monitor estimate performance against approved budgets; identify trends, risks, variances, and cost‑growth drivers.
• Oversee development of check estimates, estimate updates, and independent assessments as the project progresses.
• Coordinate estimating activities with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, and contractor organizations.
• Provide estimating insights and recommendations to client and PMC leadership to support project decision‑making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of estimating, cost engineering, or project controls experience supporting major capital projects.
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and validating capital cost estimates across multiple project phases.
• Strong knowledge of estimating methodologies, benchmarking, contingency development, estimate assurance, and cost analysis.
• Experience supporting large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life‑sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life‑sciences, or other regulated manufacturing projects.
• Experience in an Owner’s Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment.
• Experience supporting large projects with multiple phases exceeding $500 million total installed cost (TIC).
• Proficiency with Aspen Capital Cost Estimator or similar cost‑estimating software.
• Professional certifications such as CCP®, CEP®, EVP®, PSP®, PMP®, or equivalent credentials.
• Familiarity with benchmarking databases, estimating software, and capital project governance processes.

Benefits

• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life insurance and AD&D coverage.
• Flexible spending account and disability coverage.
• Paid time off and flexible work schedule options.
• Career advancement through professional training and development.