Lead Project Cost Estimator

Engicon Cm

  • Los Angeles, California
  • 30+ days ago
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    Skills

    • Analysis Skillsunmatched
    • Biddingunmatched
    • Budgetingunmatched
    • Building Codesunmatched
    • Change Requests/Ordersunmatched
    • Commissioning - Engineeringunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Conduct Studiesunmatched
    • Constructionunmatched
    • Construction Contractsunmatched
    • Construction Engineeringunmatched
    • Construction Estimatesunmatched
    • Construction Managementunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Contract Negotiationunmatched
    • Cost Estimatesunmatched
    • Dental Insuranceunmatched
    • Detail Orientedunmatched
    • Federal Grantsunmatched
    • Health Insuranceunmatched
    • Loansunmatched
    • Negotiation Skillsunmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Price Quotesunmatched
    • Procedure Developmentunmatched
    • Project Estimatesunmatched
    • RFCunmatched
    • Reporting Skillsunmatched
    • Risk Managementunmatched
    • School Buildingsunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Vision Planunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

    Description

    Benefits:
    • 401(k) matching
    • Dental insurance
    • Employee discounts
    • Health insurance
    • Paid time off
    • Training & development
    • Vision insurance
    Position Description:
    • Leads and supervises a team of Estimators, including designating daily assignments
    • Plans and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications
    • Prepares and reviews cost estimates and forms and other materials submitted to secure State and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs and represents the district on matters pertinent to securing such funds
    • Checks construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for accuracy and completeness and compares them with District estimates
    • Confers with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates and District estimates for each project and negotiates agreements on preliminary estimates of construction costs
    • Conducts studies and prepare reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction cost estimate
    • Checks segregations of contract costs as estimated by building contractors and recommends acceptance or rejection as a basis for progress payments
    • Analyzes change orders on construction work under contract and approves or rejects extras or credits submitted
    • Prepares or reviews cost estimates for projects
    • Establishes and maintains procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects and submission of approved projects to public bidding
    • Develop methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated construction costs compared with actual costs
    • Conducts and participates in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating
    • Estimates costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disaster, and major acts of vandalism
    • Establishes budgets for school building projects
    • Assists other branches with related functions
    • Prepares preliminary and final independent cost estimates of projects for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position
    • Prepares change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating position
    • Provides support in price negotiations
    • Prepares claim analysis and estimates
    • Review of contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability
    • Performs related duties as assigned 
    Minimum Required Qualifications:
    Required Experience:
    • Fourteen (14) years full-time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for major/complex type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building codes.
    • Three (3) years of full-time paid experience in supervising estimators.
    • Must have worked for a construction cost consulting firm for at least five (5) years
    • Graduated from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering or construction management 
    Alternative Required Experience:
    • Twenty (20) or more years solid full-time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for major/complex type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building codes.
    • Five (5) years of full-time paid experience in supervising estimators.
    • Must have worked for a construction cost consulting firm for at least five (5) years
    • Degree not required.
    Knowledge/SkillsRequired: 
    • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
    • Extensive knowledge and experience in developing conceptual and pre-construction cost estimates for complex school building projects
    • Ability to prepare cost estimates quickly in a fast- paced working environment
    • Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs
    • Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders
    • Ability to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify differences
    • Ability to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal
    Required Education: 
    • Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
    • Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, provided that graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency is met.
    Compensation: $200,000.00 - $235,000.00 per year




    Numbers & Facts

    LocationLos Angeles, California
    Websitehttps://www.engiconcm.com/

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