Lead Cost Estimator
About The Position
Delve Underground is hiring a Lead Cost Estimator to work from any of its North American office locations. The role leads cost estimating efforts for complex civil, structural, and tunnel projects and leads a group of project cost estimators. It includes performing and overseeing estimates, schedules, take-offs, quote solicitations, and estimating database maintenance. Occasional field visits are made to Delve and other projects to observe current construction methods, crewing, and equipment spreads and share that information. The Lead Cost Estimator collaborates on risk assessments that quantify project risks and distinguish estimating uncertainty from construction risk embedded in estimates. The position reviews in-progress design drawings and specifications for cost-related constructability issues and provides quality assurance reviews of others’ work.
Requirements
- At least 10 years of direct field experience on one or more heavy civil tunnel projects.
- Exposure to cost estimating and pricing work.
- Exposure to construction claims or change-order pricing.
- Accredited undergraduate degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
- Professional registration or certification, or the ability to obtain it within the first year of employment.
- Strong analytical and computer software skills.
- Specification writing and review skills.
- Experience structuring Measurement and Payment.
- Scheduling skills.
Nice To Haves
- 20 or more years of experience in heavy civil tunnel projects.
- Past experience with a heavy civil contractor with an underground portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Lead cost estimating efforts on complex civil, structural, and tunnel projects.
- Lead a group of project cost estimators.
- Perform and oversee conceptual estimates using a combination of unit-price and production-based methods.
- Perform and oversee production-based estimates and schedules for interim design deliverables.
- Perform and oversee take-offs and quote solicitations.
- Maintain the estimating database.
- Occasionally visit Delve and other projects to observe current construction methods, including crewing and equipment spreads, and disseminate this information.
- Collaborate on and provide basic input to risk assessments that quantify project risks, distinguishing estimating uncertainty from embedded construction risk in estimates.
- Review in-progress design drawings for constructability issues.
- Review specifications for cost-related constructability issues and assess the balance between prescriptive language and performance standards.
- Provide quality assurance reviews of work by others.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
- Company stock ownership program
- Nine paid holidays
- Generous paid time off
- Work-from-home flexibility
- Health and wellness reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
