Cost Estimator

ProSidian Consulting • Washington, DC

12d • Remote

About The Position

ProSidian Seeks a Cost Estimator | Operations / Construction & Lifecycle Monitoring Support [DOE0057057] for Program Support on a Exempt 1099 Contract: No Overtime Pay Basis Remote (within USA - W/ On-Site Meetings Expected) in The CONUS - Located In Washington, DC / Nationwide (Remote Project Support Across the United States) Area. This role supports the US Department of Energy's Loan Programs Office (LPO), which provides debt financing for energy infrastructure projects. The Cost Estimator is aligned with the GSA Labor Category: Senior Consultant and requires relevant Energy Industry experience (Oil, Gas/Power, Utilities). The role provides Independent Engineering (IE) advisory services focused on Risk Management solutions, validating project cost eligibility, construction budgets, incurred costs, cost forecasts, cost baselines, and disbursement assumptions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
• Demonstrated work on oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word).
• Proficiency with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio.
• Ability to quickly learn other tools as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Independent Engineering advisory support for Energy Dominance Financing (EDF) Program technical due diligence, credit evaluation, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities, with emphasis on capital cost estimates, quantity takeoffs, contingency, escalation, and cost reasonableness.
• Reviews project documentation, evaluates technical and commercial interfaces, identifies risks and mitigations, validates assumptions, supports conditions precedent and disbursement readiness reviews where applicable, and prepares defensible work products including cost models, estimate basis, quantity reviews, benchmark comparisons, and variance explanations.
• Coordinates with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders to support timely lender and DOE decision-making.
• May participate in data room reviews, borrower/contractor interviews, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, risk register updates, CP evidence reviews, draw package checks, issue closure tracking, and preparation of Independent Engineer reports for DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation
• Health benefits
• Pre-tax employee benefits
• Incentives
• Group Medical / Dental / Vision Health Insurance Benefits
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits (2 weeks vacation, three sick days, 10 ProSidian holidays, and government holidays)
• Pre-Tax Payment Programs (Flexible Spending Account - FSA)
• Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans via the Corporate Perks Benefit Program
• ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program
• Performance Incentives
• Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior