Lead Construction Cost Estimator - ...
AACE International - United Kingdom · Philadelphia, PA · 1 mo ago
Management$94k–$122k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job posting.
Key info:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA (headquartered). Could be part of About the role? Might be location info.
- Job Summary: description.
- Essential Functions: list of duties.
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent... plus six years experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree... plus 8 years... etc.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: list of skills.
- Salary/hourly range: $94,300.00 – $122,256.00.
- Benefits: comprehensive benefit package list.
- Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days (maybe schedule?).
- Relocation Offered: Yes
- Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
- Possibly other metadata like Requisition ID etc. Should be folded into short p or dropped.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID as heading.
We need sections: maybe About the role (includes location, mission, values, job summary). Responsibilities (Essential Functions). Requirements (Minimum Qualifications). Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications). Skills (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities). Benefits. Pay. Schedule (maybe Work Arrangement, Relocation, Travel). However schedule section only if posting actually states schedule details. It says Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days (implies onsite 4/5 days). Also Travel Requirements: Up to 25%. Relocation Offered: Yes. Could be considered schedule? Might be better to put under "Work Arrangement" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put schedule info under Schedule heading: includes onsite days, travel, relocation.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes "Pay is based on several factors..." but we have actual salary range, so Pay section is valid.
Benefits: they list many benefits, so include.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job posting.
Key info:
- Location: Philadelphia, PA (headquartered). Could be part of About the role? Might be location info.
- Job Summary: description.
- Essential Functions: list of duties.
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent... plus six years experience.
- Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree... plus 8 years... etc.
- Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: list of skills.
- Salary/hourly range: $94,300.00 – $122,256.00.
- Benefits: comprehensive benefit package list.
- Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days (maybe schedule?).
- Relocation Offered: Yes
- Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
- Possibly other metadata like Requisition ID etc. Should be folded into short p or dropped.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID as heading.
We need sections: maybe About the role (includes location, mission, values, job summary). Responsibilities (Essential Functions). Requirements (Minimum Qualifications). Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications). Skills (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities). Benefits. Pay. Schedule (maybe Work Arrangement, Relocation, Travel). However schedule section only if posting actually states schedule details. It says Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days (implies onsite 4/5 days). Also Travel Requirements: Up to 25%. Relocation Offered: Yes. Could be considered schedule? Might be better to put under "Work Arrangement" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can put schedule info under Schedule heading: includes onsite days, travel, relocation.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes "Pay is based on several factors..." but we have actual salary range, so Pay section is valid.
Benefits: they list many benefits, so include.
Now we need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Then maybeResponsibilities
with- ... etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can condense into prose or list items but must not lose info.
We need to be careful not to omit any substantive detail.
Let's extract details:
About the role:
- Headquartered from Philadelphia, PA.
- "Your success is a train ride away!" (maybe tagline)
- Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country.
- Employ >20,000 diverse professionals.
- Safety priority.
- Values: Do the Right Thing, Excel Together, Put Customers First.
- Core Capabilities: Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, Proactive Safety & Security.
- Living values, focusing on capabilities, embracing diverse ideas.
- Job Summary: Under guidance of Cost Estimating management, the Lead Project Controls Specialist (Lead Cost Estimator) prepares cost estimates for mid-sized to large capital construction projects with moderate to high complexity. Collaborates with Project Manager and team to develop and update project cost estimates. Adheres to departmental procedures, guidelines, best practices; supports management in development and continuous improvement of procedures. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
We could combine job summary into About the role or Responsibilities. Probably About the role includes overview; Responsibilities list essential functions.
Essential Functions (list):
- Collaborates with the Project Manager and team to create cost estimates at various scope maturity levels using InEight Estimate application and Excel.
- Collects project scope details, drawings, schedules, and execution strategies.
- Prepares and maintains the Basis of Estimate document to support development of cost estimates.
- Perform QC checks on estimates prepared by fellow Estimators on the team and review and assessment of cost estimates completed by others. Provides feedback in prioritized and comprehensive format and develops formal Cost Estimate Review Reports when required.
- Develop cost estimate by identifying work packages, quantifying scope elements, estimating direct cost line items and construction indirect costs, and estimating project “soft” costs such as project management, construction management, etc.
- Support development of project budget contingency to account for estimate uncertainties and potential project risks events. Participates in risk evaluation sessions or pre-construction reviews, and ensures risks are documented and assessed in terms of probability and impact to enable project team development of risk mitigation plans and contingencies.
- Assists with preparing and assessing change order impact estimates, mentors junior estimators, contribute to initiatives in business process improvements.
- Conduct site visits of future and ongoing construction project sites to support cost estimate development and gain knowledge of craft/discipline scope of work.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
- Plus six years of experience in large-scale construction project estimating.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training and/or relevant experience.
- Plus 8 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience developing estimates on large to mega capital construction projects in railroad environment.
- Experience in quantitative risk assessment cost estimates supporting contingency development.
- Capital construction experience in the rail industry.
- One or more of the following certifications / credentials: CCT, CCP, CEP (AACE), PMP (PMI)
- Hands on experience with data analysis
- Experience with data analysis, preferably with Excel.
- Experience with database management (SQL)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (list many):
We need to include all items. It's a long list. We'll need to capture them as
- items.
Let's extract each bullet:
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Intermediate to Advanced skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles and practices of project cost estimating through all phases of the project lifecycle
- Reviewing and providing feedback on all aspects of project cost estimates developed by others.
- Business processes, techniques, and procedures related to cost estimating in large and/or complex capital construction projects
- Construction / Engineering contracting methods and types
- Principles and practices of construction services and materials procurement
- Cost estimating methods and practices for projects in conceptual design phase through completion of detailed design
- Statistical analysis methods
- Principles of business letter writing and report preparation
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
- Integration of estimating and scheduling processes, tools, systems, and data.
- Common software tools used in project cost estimating (e.g., InEight Estimate (Hard Dollar), Heavy Bid, Sage Timberline, RS Means) in developing and maintaining cost estimates for large and/or complex construction projects and extracting data to generate analysis and status reports.
- Use of internal financial system data to determine benchmarking to validate and improve estimates.
- Advanced user skills in MS Excel for data analysis.
- Communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and writing across all levels.
- Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
- Strong focus on collaboration, team building and customer service.
- Objective evaluation of available information or differing points of view and making sound and timely decisions consistent with department strategic goals.
- Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Leading effective meetings.
- Delegating authority and responsibility.
- Preparing and delivering effective presentations and/or training to diverse audiences.
- Preparing professional letters, memos, and other documents using Excel, Word, Visio, and/or PowerPoint.
- Basic to Intermediate skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation
- Leading, motivating, selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating staff.
We need to preserve all these.
Benefits:
- In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes:
- health, dental, and vision plans;
- health savings accounts;
- wellness programs;
- flexible spending accounts;
- 401K retirement plan with employer match;
- life insurance;
- short and long term disability insurance;
- paid time off;
- back-up care;
- adoption assistance;
- surrogacy assistance;
- reimbursement of education expenses;
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility;
- Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits;
- rail pass privileges.
- Learn more about our benefits offerings here.
Pay:
- The salary/hourly range is $94,300.00 – $122,256.00.
- Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
- Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary.
- Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation.
Schedule (Work Arrangement, Relocation, Travel):
- Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days
- Relocation Offered: Yes
- Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
We could also include location Philadelphia, PA maybe under About the role.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We must remove those. The posting includes a lot of EEO boilerplate at the end; we must drop it.
Also remove "Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak." etc.
Also remove "Learn more about our benefits offerings here." maybe we can keep as a link? It's a reference; but it's not substantive detail; maybe we can drop it as it's just a link. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Learn more about our benefits offerings here." is like a navigation link; could be considered application instruction? It's not exactly application instruction but it's a link. Safer to drop it.
Also "Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak." drop.
Also "Requisition ID:165954 Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak. Relocation Offered: Yes Travel Requirements: Up to 25%" we already captured the relevant parts; we can drop the "Click here...".
Also "You power our progress through your performance..." is motivational fluff; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's substantive? It's more fluff; but we can keep if we want but not required. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. That fluff is not substantive? It's generic motivational. Might be considered boilerplate? Not exactly. Safer to keep it in About the role? It's not required but we can include.
But we need to avoid duplication. We'll include a short paragraph about Amtrak's mission and values.
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We'll produce:
About the role
Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country, employing over 20,000 diverse professionals. Safety of passengers, employees, the public, and the operating environment is a top priority. Amtrak’s values are “Do the Right Thing, Excel Together, and Put Customers First,” and its Core Capabilities are Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security. Living these values and focusing on
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We'll produce:
- items.
Let's extract each bullet:
- Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
- Intermediate to Advanced skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles and practices of project cost estimating through all phases of the project lifecycle
- Reviewing and providing feedback on all aspects of project cost estimates developed by others.
- Business processes, techniques, and procedures related to cost estimating in large and/or complex capital construction projects
- Construction / Engineering contracting methods and types
- Principles and practices of construction services and materials procurement
- Cost estimating methods and practices for projects in conceptual design phase through completion of detailed design
- Statistical analysis methods
- Principles of business letter writing and report preparation
- Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration
- Integration of estimating and scheduling processes, tools, systems, and data.
- Common software tools used in project cost estimating (e.g., InEight Estimate (Hard Dollar), Heavy Bid, Sage Timberline, RS Means) in developing and maintaining cost estimates for large and/or complex construction projects and extracting data to generate analysis and status reports.
- Use of internal financial system data to determine benchmarking to validate and improve estimates.
- Advanced user skills in MS Excel for data analysis.
- Communicating complex information clearly and concisely, both orally and writing across all levels.
- Effectiveness working diplomatically across teams with varying objectives.
- Strong focus on collaboration, team building and customer service.
- Objective evaluation of available information or differing points of view and making sound and timely decisions consistent with department strategic goals.
- Establishing and maintaining productive working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
- Negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Leading effective meetings.
- Delegating authority and responsibility.
- Preparing and delivering effective presentations and/or training to diverse audiences.
- Preparing professional letters, memos, and other documents using Excel, Word, Visio, and/or PowerPoint.
- Basic to Intermediate skill level/knowledge in:
- Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation
- Leading, motivating, selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating staff.
We need to preserve all these.
Benefits:
- In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes:
- health, dental, and vision plans;
- health savings accounts;
- wellness programs;
- flexible spending accounts;
- 401K retirement plan with employer match;
- life insurance;
- short and long term disability insurance;
- paid time off;
- back-up care;
- adoption assistance;
- surrogacy assistance;
- reimbursement of education expenses;
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility;
- Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits;
- rail pass privileges.
- Learn more about our benefits offerings here.
Pay:
- The salary/hourly range is $94,300.00 – $122,256.00.
- Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
- Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary.
- Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation.
Schedule (Work Arrangement, Relocation, Travel):
- Work Arrangement: 06-Onsite 4/5 Days
- Relocation Offered: Yes
- Travel Requirements: Up to 25%
We could also include location Philadelphia, PA maybe under About the role.
Now we need to ensure we don't include boilerplate like EEO, legal, etc. We must remove those. The posting includes a lot of EEO boilerplate at the end; we must drop it.
Also remove "Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak." etc.
Also remove "Learn more about our benefits offerings here." maybe we can keep as a link? It's a reference; but it's not substantive detail; maybe we can drop it as it's just a link. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. The "Learn more about our benefits offerings here." is like a navigation link; could be considered application instruction? It's not exactly application instruction but it's a link. Safer to drop it.
Also "Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak." drop.
Also "Requisition ID:165954 Work Arrangement:06-Onsite 4/5 Days Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak. Relocation Offered: Yes Travel Requirements: Up to 25%" we already captured the relevant parts; we can drop the "Click here...".
Also "You power our progress through your performance..." is motivational fluff; maybe we can keep as part of About the role? It's not essential but it's substantive? It's more fluff; but we can keep if we want but not required. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. That fluff is not substantive? It's generic motivational. Might be considered boilerplate? Not exactly. Safer to keep it in About the role? It's not required but we can include.
But we need to avoid duplication. We'll include a short paragraph about Amtrak's mission and values.
Now produce HTML.
We'll need to ensure proper nesting: