Scheduling and Cost Estimating Lead

Sheladia Associates•Washington, DC

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is contingent upon IDIQ contract award and subsequent task-order award(s) and requirements. It is intended to support SHELADIA's pursuit of the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), 2026 Worldwide A/E Support Services IDIQ. Employment, assignments, travel, and project responsibilities will be based on the awarded contract and applicable task orders. The program may support planning, design, construction, facility rehabilitation, system replacement, security upgrades, communications facilities, and building maintenance at Foreign Service posts worldwide and OBO offices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Services may include professional support services, constructability reviews, critical-path schedule and risk analyses, and project-budget analyses. The Scheduling and Cost Estimating Lead will direct cost estimating, scheduling, risk, and project-controls activities for planning, design, construction, rehabilitation, and modernization assignments. The successful candidate will provide reliable cost and schedule information for complex projects affected by international logistics, security, market conditions, and host-country requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, quantity surveying, or a closely related field.
Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in cost estimating, scheduling, project controls, or related professional services.
Professional credential such as CCP, CEP, PSP, EVP, PMP, or equivalent demonstrated qualification.
Demonstrated experience estimating and scheduling complex building, infrastructure, renovation, rehabilitation, or modernization programs.
Advanced proficiency with Oracle Primavera P6 and relevant estimating and data-analysis tools.
Strong cost estimating, critical-path scheduling, risk analysis, and value-engineering skills.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government personnel security clearance when required by the assigned work.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in engineering, construction management, business, or related field preferred.
Experience with diplomatic, federal, defense, institutional, mission-critical, or high-security facilities preferred.
International experience involving logistics, customs, escalation, local market conditions, and host-country construction practices preferred.
Experience with independent cost and schedule reviews, probabilistic risk analysis, or value-engineering studies preferred.
Experience coordinating U.S. Government requirements with host-country laws, codes, authorities, and construction practices preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and review project cost estimates and schedules from planning through construction.
Prepare conceptual, parametric, and detailed estimates with clear assumptions and basis-of-estimate documentation.
Develop critical-path schedules, milestone plans, phasing strategies, and schedule-risk analyses and cash-flow forecasts.
Identify cost and schedule risks related to labor, materials, procurement, logistics, escalation, security, and host-country conditions.
Evaluate schedule impacts associated with long-lead equipment, material availability, customs, shipping, local market conditions, and international delivery requirements.
Review A/E estimates and schedules and recommend value-engineering and sequencing strategies.
Support budget, life-cycle cost, change, and cost-to-complete analyses.
Integrate cost and schedule information with design reviews, constructability, risk registers, and project reporting.
Maintain estimating databases, benchmarks, and quality-control procedures and mentor project-controls staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.