Senior Estimator

City of New York • New York City, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Design and Construction seeks a Senior Cost Estimator for Front-End Planning (FEP), a team that guides capital project scope development for the Public Buildings Division. FEP 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 candidate will develop cost analyses to confirm the accuracy of funding provided by sponsor agencies. Duties also include joint scoping, field visits, site logistics analysis, and reviewing current and archived construction documents, including technical data, drawings, and photos.

The position is full-time, 35 hours per week, at 30-30 Thomson Avenue, LIC, NY 11101. Applicants must be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or reachable on Open Competitive Exam #3110. Applicants must include a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status in the title; candidates who do not meet the civil service criteria will not be considered for an interview. Educational credentials must be from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Foreign credentials require independent equivalency verification from an approved evaluation service. Applications must be submitted through NYC Government Jobs; applications are not accepted through ESS, email, mail, or fax.

Requirements

• Must be permanent in the Associate Project Manager title, reachable on DDC’s Promotional Exam #3573, or reachable on Open Competitive Exam #3110.
• Must provide a Notice of Results or indicate permanent status in the Associate Project Manager title.
• 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.
• The posting includes qualification criteria for the Associate Project Manager title: one year of full-time satisfactory experience supervising employees performing project management work on engineering, architectural, or landscape architectural projects, or supervising a construction project valued at $1,000,000 or more, plus the specified education and/or project-management experience pathway.
• The Associate Project Manager qualifications specify a relevant bachelor’s degree plus one year of project-management experience, or a high school diploma plus five years of qualifying experience, or a qualifying combination of education and experience.
• For higher assignment levels under the Associate Project Manager qualifications, additional supervisory experience or experience as project manager for a large or complex construction project is required.
• Experience primarily of a design nature is not acceptable toward meeting the stated Associate Project Manager qualification requirements.

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 photos.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior