Senior Electrical Estimator

HDR•Omaha, NE

104d

About The Position

HDR is hiring a Senior Electrical Estimator for its Building Engineering Services Group. The role performs general or discipline cost estimating for capital costs and services, supports project and proposal estimate reporting and reviews, and provides technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated. The estimator prepares estimates, cost and schedule products, quantity takeoffs, pricing, fee calculations, escalation analyses, cash models, and payment schedules. The position also supports risk and contingency efforts, develops and analyzes estimating data, participates in estimate reviews and presentations, and supports training as needed. The work supports building engineering projects, including critical infrastructure for data centers and commercial environments. HDR describes its employee-owned culture as collaborative and committed to inclusion, respect, and empowering employees to contribute their perspectives. A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Science Engineering, or equivalent experience is required, along with at least 10 years of related experience. Visa sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is not available now or in the future.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Construction Science Engineering, or equivalent experience.
A minimum of 10 years of related experience.
Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office software.
Advanced understanding of construction estimating concepts, construction scheduling, and elements associated with risk.
Intermediate management fundamentals.
Ability to lead small project estimates.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Commitment to active participation in HDR's employee-owned culture.
Sponsorship for U.S. employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position.

Nice To Haves

Previous field experience.
Knowledge and understanding of MEP systems.
Project experience in data centers, chip manufacturing, industrial, healthcare, or lab science.
Experience with Sage, Timberline, Bluebeam, Revit, HCSS, Excel, Navisworks, or Synchro.
One or more certifications: AEP, CCT, CEP, CACM, CMIT, PSP, EVP, PMI-SP, or EIT.
Ability to interpret construction schedules.

Responsibilities

Perform general or discipline cost estimating for capital costs and/or services; analyze data, identify problems, make recommendations, and control project and/or proposal activities.
Support estimate reporting and reviews.
Provide technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated.
Execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters.
Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect, and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing.
Prepare cost and schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations.
Coordinate with functions and/or vendors to determine level of effort, cost, and job hours, and consolidate inputs for costing.
Perform and review quantity-takeoff methodology from design drawings for multidisciplinary sections and customize forms to reflect best effort.
Prepare detailed pricing for field-office non-manual labor, other direct costs, and home-office labor and other direct costs.
Produce capital cost estimates using a crew-based approach, including forming crews from multiple disciplines.
Provide detailed pricing for manual labor rates and develop unit rates for discipline-specific items.
Assist in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents.
Prepare basis and assumption documentation describing rationale, inclusions, and exclusions.
Calculate fees using an established fee model.
Quantify and spread escalation based on the project schedule and estimated costs.
Develop and analyze project cash models and the time value of money for working capital in relation to scheduled activities and cost.
Generate payment schedules.
Support risk analysis by identifying areas of risk and support contingency efforts as directed.
Assist in developing unit staffing, job-hour, and pricing data for a discipline or specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft-distribution reference data based on HDR and industry experience.
Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition.
Prepare reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by a supervisor.
Participate in estimate reviews and presentations as appropriate.
Support training activities as needed.
Perform other duties as needed.