Senior Cost Estimator

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed capital cost estimates using company tools, databases, and historical data
• Perform material quantity take-offs, labor pricing, and work with vendors to obtain material and equipment costing to support the development of construction cost estimates (rough-order-magnitude; conceptual; construction; fair-cost)
• Coordinate information flow and schedules with project team members to complete estimates on time
• Organize and input cost and quantity information into existing database
• Prepare cash flow, escalation, and interest calculations for estimates
• Develop Estimate Basis documents
• Coverage and validation of quantities, scope definitions, drawings, and equipment lists with engineering
• Author and lead the development of engineering equipment lists and engineering studies and reports
• Implement project controls and project management tools and methodology
• Perform CPI/SPI calculations using earned value principles
• Aid project teams in reconciling estimates against budgets, bids, and actual costs, and provide variance explanations

Qualifications

• Construction Management, Engineering, or Business Degree
• 7 years or more of relevant work experience
• Must understand estimating functions from the conceptual design phase through the construction phase of a project
• Experience with engineering or construction oversight
• Skilled with Excel software and building moderately-complex spreadsheets
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with teamwork skills
• Related engineering work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance
• Valued but not required: Related engineering internship, co-op, or work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance, preferably within the power industry
• Familiarity with Primavera P6

Benefits

• Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Life & Accident Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Back-Up Daycare
• FSA & HSA
• 401(k)
• Pre-Tax Commuter Account
• Merit Scholarship Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Corporate Charitable Giving Program
• Tuition Assistance
• First Professional Licensure Bonus
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Paid Annual Personal/Sick Time (PST)
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Bereavement Leave
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Compensation Range: $100,019 - $152,807

Pay

$100,019 - $152,807

Schedule

Hybrid work arrangement: Three days in the office, two days remote