Senior Project Cost Estimator

Minimum Required Qualifications:

• 10 years full time paid professional experience in preparation of complete cost estimates for type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code, including two years in a supervisory capacity.

• Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs

• Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders.

• Ability to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify differences.

• Ability to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal.

• Good oral and written communications skills.

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture or Engineering or Construction Management.

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Plans, supervises, and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications.

• Prepares and reviews cost estimates and forms and other materials submitted to secure State and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs and represents the District on matters pertinent to securing such funds.

• Checks construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for accuracy and completeness and compares them with District estimates.

• Confers with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates and District estimates for each project and negotiates agreements on preliminary estimates of construction costs.

• Makes studies and prepares reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction cost estimate.

• Checks segregations of contract costs as estimated by building contractors and recommends acceptance or rejection as a basis for progress payments.

• Analyzes change orders on construction work under contract and approves or rejects extras or credits submitted.

• Prepares or reviews cost estimates for projects.

• Establishes and maintains procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects and submission of approved projects to public bidding.

• Develops methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated construction costs compared with actual costs.

• Conducts and participates in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating.

• Estimates costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disaster, and major acts of vandalism.

• Establishes budgets for school building projects.

• Assists other branches with related functions.

• Prepares preliminary and final independent cost estimates of projects for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position.

• Prepares change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating position.

• Provides support in price negotiations.

• Prepares claim analyses and estimates.

• Reviews contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability.

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Submission Requirements:

At a minimum, the candidate’s professional resume must include the following:

• List of all Educational Achievements

• List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates

• List of Awards Received

• Detailed Employment History with each company or government agency including:

• Name & Contact Information of the firm or agency

• Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)

• Positions Held

• List of Projects / Programs Managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities and contribution to each project.

This job requires to present to the jobsite. No remote work allowed.