Senior Estimator

City of New York•New York City, NY

23d•Onsite

About The Position

The NYC Department of Design and Construction’s Division of Project Controls seeks a Senior Estimator specializing in mechanical and plumbing trades. Under the general supervision of the Cost Controls Unit Senior Project Controls Specialist, the role prepares Front End Planning estimates and reviews cost estimates, construction change orders, drawings and maps, construction-duration and activity schedules, construction documents, and specifications for mechanical and plumbing systems. The position supports all project phases, including front end planning, and participates in developing and implementing project controls policies and procedures. The Senior Estimator leads project controls work involving project development and planning, schedule review, cost estimating and analysis, risk management and analysis, bid analysis, and tracking and reporting estimates and bid analyses for databases. The role reviews third-party estimates and change-order proposals using established procedures, coordinating review comments with drawings and relevant documentation. It also works with third-party estimators, design consultants, contractors, and agency staff through meetings, workshops, and field visits. The position may cover general construction and electrical scopes and provides mentorship and guidance to junior project controls staff.

Requirements

A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent.
Six years of full-time satisfactory experience in mechanical estimating work, including two years of full-time mechanical estimating experience involving heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or plumbing in the building construction field; or equivalent education and/or experience.
Regardless of substitutions, two years of full-time satisfactory mechanical estimating experience involving heating, ventilating, air conditioning, or plumbing in the building construction field is required.
Undergraduate college credit may substitute for experience at 30 credits toward a baccalaureate degree in mechanical engineering or mechanical engineering technology per year of experience, up to a maximum of four years of acceptable experience.
Educational credentials must be from a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accredited institution. Foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service.
Ability to develop estimates across mechanical systems and plumbing and communicate requests effectively during workshops.
Ability to review construction estimates, change orders, contract terms, drawings, and supporting documentation thoroughly and constructively.

Responsibilities

Prepare Front End Planning estimates for mechanical and plumbing systems.
Review cost estimates and construction change orders for mechanical and plumbing scopes.
Review drawings and maps, construction schedules, construction documents, and specifications.
Participate in developing and implementing project controls policies and procedures.
Coordinate project-controls work with third-party estimators, design consultants, agency staff, and other stakeholders through kick-off meetings, workshops, and field visits.
Develop estimates across mechanical systems and plumbing and communicate information requests effectively during workshops.
Review third-party cost estimates according to unit procedures and provide clear, actionable, thorough review comments coordinated with drawings and other documentation.
Use tools such as Bluebeam to verify design documents.
Lead project controls efforts for project development and planning, schedule reviews, cost estimating and analysis, and risk management and analysis.
Conduct bid analysis, including root-cause analysis of bid variance beyond scope and cost.
Track and report cost estimates and bid analyses to inform databases.
Monitor mechanical and plumbing industry costs and market conditions and provide contextualized insight into historical and current cost data.
Review change-order proposals and supporting documentation against contract terms, considering time constraints and agency priorities, and communicate additional requests to contractors clearly and constructively.
Coordinate and collaborate with other project controls specialists; work on general construction and electrical scopes as requested.
Mentor and guide junior project controls staff in resolving project controls issues.