Senior Cost Estimator

Sargent & Lundy•Warrenville, IL

20h•Hybrid

About The Position

This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, with three days a week in the office and two days remote. Sargent and Lundy is seeking an individual capable of handling various roles in project management, including cost estimating, project engineering, scheduling, and project controls. As a Cost Estimator, you will be involved in project activities such as preparing detailed capital cost estimates using company tools, databases, and historical data. This includes performing material quantity take-offs, labor pricing, and collaborating with vendors for material and equipment costing to support different types of construction cost estimates (rough-order-magnitude; conceptual; construction; fair-cost). You will also understand and apply appropriate mark-ups and productivity factors, coordinate information flow and schedules with project team members to ensure timely completion of estimates, and organize/input cost and quantity information into existing databases. Additionally, you will prepare cash flow, escalation, and interest calculations, develop Estimate Basis documents, and coordinate with engineering to obtain and validate quantities, scope definitions, drawings, and equipment lists. The role also involves authoring and leading the development of engineering equipment lists and studies/reports, implementing project controls and management tools, performing CPI/SPI calculations using earned value principles, and assisting project teams in reconciling estimates against budgets, bids, and actual costs, providing variance explanations.

Requirements

Construction Management, Engineering, or Business Degree
5 years or more of relevant work experience
Must understand estimating functions from the conceptual design phase through the construction phase of a project
Experience with engineering or construction oversight
Skilled with Excel software and building moderately-complex spreadsheets
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with teamwork skills
Related engineering work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance

Nice To Haves

Related engineering internship, co-op, or work experience, which includes project controls, project planning, project scheduling, and earned value performance, preferably within the power industry
Familiarity with Primavera P6

Responsibilities

Prepare detailed capital cost estimates using company tools, databases, and historical data
Perform material quantity take-offs, labor pricing, and work with vendors to obtain material and equipment costing to support the development of construction cost estimates (rough-order-magnitude; conceptual; construction; fair-cost)
Understand and apply appropriate mark-ups and productivity factors as required
Coordinate information flow and schedules with project team members to complete estimates on time
Organize and input cost and quantity information into existing database
Prepare cash flow, escalation, and interest calculations for estimates
Develop Estimate Basis documents
Coordinate with engineering to obtain and validate quantities, scope definitions, drawings, and equipment lists.
Author and lead the development of engineering equipment lists and engineering studies and reports
Implement project controls and project management tools and methodology
Perform CPI/SPI calculations using earned value principles
Assist project teams in reconciling estimates against budgets, bids, and actual costs, and provide variance explanations.