Senior Director, Estimating - Rail and Transit

Parsons Corporation

6d•$75 - $135

About The Position

Parsons is looking for a senior level estimator to join our growing Rail and Transit Team. In this role you’ll work closely with our existing teams to develop pursuit strategies and estimates for transportation and federal bid packages.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management or Equivalent Industry Experience
15+ years of related estimating experience – transportation and federal projects preferred
Specific experience with "Systems" - Traction Power, Signaling, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), and other related systems.
Experience leading, assembling and presenting estimate deliverables to internal and external stakeholders
Proficient skills in current technology (Word, Excel, estimating/database software)
Demonstrated understanding of estimating organizational structure and process, including quantity takeoff, crew development, productivity relationships, material quotations, knowledge of markup structures and estimate documentation
Experience using industry estimating software

Responsibilities

Preparing top-down conceptual estimates
Identify assumptions and risks to develop appropriate contingencies
Ensure that ranges of estimates are used to prepare an overall estimate, together with optimistic and pessimistic targets for each task.
Ensure that estimates are continually reviewed and revised as and when new information becomes available and more is known about the project.
Provide life-cycle costing for various estimating components.
Ensure, whenever possible, that comparative techniques are used, e.g. estimates are based on previous experience and usage statistics.
Uses the parametric technique where bottom-up is not feasible and/or comparative data is not available.
Normalizes top-down estimates to reflect project factors such as escalation, currency, local market conditions.
Performing bottom-up, measurement-based estimates
Produce detailed estimates in a timely and efficient manner, based on Bills of Quantities/take-off and Activity Based costs.