Cost Estimator Supervisor

Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority•Dulles, VA

11d•$133,238 - $193,195•Onsite

About The Position

The Cost Estimator Supervisor serves in the Engineering Project Management and Controls Department of the Office of Engineering, with offices at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). The role oversees the development, review, and management of project cost estimates, cost impact analyses, and cost forecasts for the Airports Authority’s construction projects and programs, ensuring accurate, consistent, and reliable cost information throughout the project life cycle. Through subordinate staff, consultants, contractors, and/or personally, the supervisor provides cost estimating functions in support of the Capital Construction Program (CCP), Capital Operating and Maintenance Investment Program (COMIP), Dulles Corridor Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and Dulles Corridor Repair and Rehabilitation (R&R) Program. These functions include independent cost estimates, cost and statistical business case analyses, cost impact analyses, and cost forecasting. The position also provides technical direction, supervises staff and consultant work, supports cost estimating standards and procedures, and coordinates cost information and budget decisions across project teams.

Requirements

Eight years of progressively responsible experience analyzing and estimating costs of design and construction projects; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Comprehensive knowledge of project and construction cost estimating principles and methodologies, including conceptual, design-phase, bid-phase, and construction-phase estimates; quantity takeoffs; labor, material, and equipment pricing; indirect costs; escalation; markups; and contingencies.
Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices, including work planning, workload management, staff development, performance evaluation, and resource allocation.
Ability to prepare, review, reconcile, and validate independent estimates, budgets, contractor bids and proposals, and change estimates; assess proposed costs and supporting documentation; and develop defensible recommendations.
Ability to evaluate contractor and consultant proposals, construction claims, contract modifications, and change orders; identify omissions and discrepancies; and assess financial and schedule impacts.
Knowledge of and ability to apply cost estimating standards, classification systems, and industry best practices, including Uniformat and CSI MasterFormat, quality assurance and quality control, cost risk assessment, contingency development, escalation, value engineering, and life-cycle cost analysis.
Comprehensive knowledge of engineering, particularly civil and structural engineering, and construction project management; ability to analyze cost and schedule impacts on detailed project cost estimates and analyses.
Knowledge of A/E design and project management practices, construction delivery methods, industry cost indices, economic indicators, and construction market conditions, and ability to apply them to project cost estimates.
Knowledge of and ability to use information management systems, electronic document control systems, and historical cost databases, and ability to maintain accurate records and management reports.
Ability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to validate scope, quantities, cost data, expenditures, and budget requirements.
Ability to manage multiple assignments, establish priorities, meet deadlines, exercise sound judgment, and maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
Ability to speak and write effectively, analyze complex technical and financial data, identify trends and variances, evaluate alternatives, prepare technical reports and presentations, and explain estimating assumptions, methodologies, and recommendations to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Skill in using a computer and modern office suite software, particularly advanced Microsoft Excel, and ability to use construction estimating, quantity takeoff, scheduling, and project controls software applications.
Bachelor’s Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
State driver’s license in good standing.

Nice To Haves

Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE).
Certification as a Certified Cost Professional (CCP) or Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) from AACE International, a Certified Professional Estimator (CPE) from the American Society of Professional Estimators, or a fully equivalent certification.
Knowledge of airport facilities, aviation infrastructure, and operational constraints, including terminals, concourses, airfields, pavements, roadways, utilities, baggage systems, security requirements, construction phasing, and maintaining airport operations during construction.

Responsibilities

Direct and monitor staff who analyze, appraise, and forecast schedules; conduct cost estimating; perform management information functions; and execute general administrative tasks.
Support the Engineering Project Management and Controls Manager in developing and maintaining cost estimating standards, procedures, and capabilities, including preparing or evaluating change estimates.
Provide technical direction to staff, consultants, A/E estimators, and construction contractors in preparing and validating Design to Estimates (DTEs), initial construction bid estimates, and change notice cost estimates.
Supervise and review independent cost estimates prepared by staff and consultants for project development, budget preparation, and construction changes, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with standards.
Oversee collaboration between Cost Estimators and project managers, project administrators, and Design and Construction Department personnel to coordinate and verify project metrics, actuals, contract commitments, and business case or cost justifications.
Determine costs and impacts related to change control on capital projects, and review contract documentation and modifications to identify scope and budget or schedule changes.
Review and provide technical expertise for Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Invitations for Bids (IFBs), and offeror responses to assess completeness, reasonableness, and compliance with project requirements.
Review and reconcile budget estimates, independent cost estimates, and construction and design change estimates; support cost-benefit analyses, including Life Cycle Cost Estimates (LCCE) and Analyses of Alternatives (AoA), to inform management budget decisions.
Support statistical analysis of cost estimates based on construction estimate risk, considering scope, criticality, timelines, and labor and material market factors.
Review project risks to develop appropriate contingencies and provide narrative explanations of risk levels and project risk ratings.
Maintain knowledge of industry forecasts, leading economic indicators, construction labor benefit indicators, and other econometric indicators that affect estimating assumptions for Airports Authority projects.
Perform other duties as assigned.