Senior Estimator - Rail and Transit

Parsons•Newark, NY

About The Position

Parsons is seeking a Senior Estimator - Rail and Transit Systems to join their team, working on a premier Infrastructure project in the United States. The role is part of the Gateway Program, specifically focusing on the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP), which aims to improve commuter and intercity services, add resiliency, and create new capacity. Parsons, as a tri-venture partner with Arcadis and Mace (MPA), is serving as Delivery Partners to provide advisory services, project management, design management, construction management, and related support to the Gateway Development Commission (GDC) for the HTP. This is a master service with task order contracts for a 15-year duration.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management or Equivalent Industry Experience
15+ years related estimating experience – Industrial and commercial projects preferred
Specific experience with "Systems" - Traction Power, Signaling, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), and other related systems.
Proficient skills in the area of 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

Nice To Haves

Able to travel to meet project needs

Responsibilities

Demonstrates an understanding of degrees of uncertainty that applies to estimates as they are developed throughout the project life cycle.
Uses this knowledge to identify assumptions and risks to develop contingency proposals for the project.
Ensures that the ranges of estimates are used to prepare an overall estimate, together with optimistic and pessimistic targets for each task.
Ensures 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.
Ensures, 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.
Able to Produce detailed estimates in a timely and efficient manner, based on Bills of Quantities/take-off and Activity Based costs.
Experience leading, assembling and presenting estimate deliverables to Clients (internal or external)
Demonstrates an ability be responsible for completion of tasks with minimal supervision
Experience mentoring junior staff