Senior Estimator

City of New York • New York City, NY

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Senior Estimator for its Front-End Planning (FEP) team, which guides capital project scope development for the Public Buildings Division. The unit develops a comprehensive understanding of sponsor agencies’ capital needs to support successful, expeditious, and cost-effective project delivery while maintaining high architectural, engineering, and construction quality.

The selected candidate will work with FEP Program Executives to analyze sponsor agency needs and existing conditions and develop pre-design cost estimates for budget planning across a range of projects. The Senior Estimator will develop cost analyses to confirm the accuracy of funding provided by sponsor agencies. The role also involves joint scoping, field visits, site logistics analysis, and review of current and archived construction documents, including technical data, drawings, and photographs.

The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, and is located at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101. Applicants are asked to include a Notice of Results or Proof of Filing, or indicate whether they are permanent in the title or on the specified open-competitive Construction Project Manager exam lists.

Requirements

• Meet the stated Construction Project Manager qualification requirements, which include a high school diploma or equivalent and qualifying construction project management or inspection experience, with specified education or professional-license substitutions.
• For the base experience pathway, have five years of full-time satisfactory experience managing and/or inspecting construction projects, with each project costing at least $300,000.
• At appointment, hold a motor vehicle driver license valid in New York State and maintain it throughout employment.
• Provide details for each construction project worked on, including its description, work period, type of work performed, and amount of money allotted.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Analyze sponsor agency needs and existing conditions with FEP Program Executives.
• Develop pre-design phase cost estimates for budget planning across a range of projects.
• Develop cost analyses to confirm the accuracy of funding provided by sponsor agencies.
• Participate in joint scoping and field visits.
• Conduct site logistics analysis.
• Review current and archived construction documents, including technical data, drawings, and photographs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED