Senior Cost Estimator

City of New York•New York City, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction seeks a Senior Cost Estimator to advance project controls practices under the general supervision of the Senior Project Controls Specialist and work with the Advanced Capital Planning Unit to support the City in planning its capital needs and address citywide strategic goals. The role involves preparing cost estimates by analyzing record drawings and specifications, reviewing existing conditions, schedules, bid records, and scoping documents, and assessing risks and complexity. The candidate will collaborate closely with the ACP Director and program managers, Project Controls leadership, estimators, and schedulers, and other stakeholders, including other City agencies. Responsibilities include integrating schedule, risk, complexity, and cost cognizant of existing building and site conditions; utilizing top-down estimating; planning and scheduling packaging collaboration with the ACP Unit; management of WBS; reviewing and analyzing prior bids to establish projected unit costs; tracking unit production rates and construction costs; and ensuring adherence to project controls procedures. The position will involve field visits, coordination with ACP Unit and other project controls specialists, and supervising or mentoring junior staff to resolve project controls issues and support the planning efforts of the Advanced Capital Planning Unit. The emphasis is on preparing fully informed preliminary cost estimates to inform decisions on best path forward for the future capital projects of multiple City Agencies. This role provides exposure to innovative technologies such as BIM, virtual design and construction and reality capture, advanced analytics, and project management information systems. The selected candidate will research and integrate emerging tools for quantity take-offs, cost estimation, and data analysis, contributing to ongoing improvement of estimating procedures and resources. Working closely with senior project controls professionals, the candidate will receive mentorship and professional development opportunities to support career growth in project controls and cost management, while ensuring accurate, comprehensive, and efficient cost estimating for a wide range of construction disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and general construction.

Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and seven years of full-time satisfactory experience in general construction estimating
Education and/or experience equivalent to the above
All candidates must have a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in general construction estimating
Currently authorized to work full-time in the United States (U.S.)
Original documents proving citizenship or the legal right to work in the U.S. must be presented
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution
Credentials from foreign institutions require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service

Nice To Haves

Permanent in the Estimator (General Construction) title
Reachable on open-competitive exam #1114 or exam #3124

Responsibilities

Integrating schedule, risk, complexity, and cost cognizant of existing building and site conditions
Utilizing top-down estimating
Planning and scheduling packaging collaboration with the ACP Unit
Management of WBS
Reviewing and analyzing prior bids to establish projected unit costs
Tracking unit production rates and construction costs
Ensuring adherence to project controls procedures
Field visits
Coordination with ACP Unit and other project controls specialists
Supervising or mentoring junior staff to resolve project controls issues and support the planning efforts of the Advanced Capital Planning Unit
Researching and integrating emerging tools for quantity take-offs, cost estimation, and data analysis
Contributing to ongoing improvement of estimating procedures and resources