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Position Title:Senior Project Cost Estimator
Location: 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017 - (On-Site)
Candidate Submission Deadline: 2/7/24
Number of Positions: 1
Position Overview:
Required Qualifications:
Education
Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $160,000 - $180,000.
- 401(k)
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Position Title:Senior Project Cost Estimator
Location: 333 South Beaudry Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90017 - (On-Site)
Candidate Submission Deadline: 2/7/24
Number of Positions: 1
Position Overview:
- Plan, supervise, and participate in preparing construction cost estimates for buildings and structures.
- Prepare and review cost estimates, forms, and other materials for securing state and federal grants and loans for school aid programs.
- Check, review, and compare construction cost estimates submitted by architects and engineers with District estimates.
- Confer with architects and engineers to resolve differences in cost estimates and negotiate agreements on preliminary estimates.
- Analyze contractor bids and prepare reports when they vary significantly from agreed estimates.
- Check and recommend acceptance or rejection of contract cost segregations for progress payments.
- Analyze change orders on construction work, approving or rejecting extras and credits.
- Prepare or review cost estimates for various projects.
- Establish and maintain procedures for approving plans and specifications for building projects, and submit approved projects for public bidding.
- Develop methods for maintaining data on estimated and actual construction costs.
- Conduct and participate in seminars and workshops on school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating.
- Estimate costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disasters, and vandalism.
- Establish budgets for school building projects.
- Assist other branches with related functions.
- Prepare preliminary and final independent cost estimates for projects.
- Prepare change order estimates for negotiating positions.
- Provide support in price negotiations.
- Prepare claim analyses and estimates.
Required Qualifications:
- 10 years full-time paid professional experience preparing complete cost estimates for Type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code.
- 2 years of supervisory experience within the above 10 years.
- Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs.
- Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders.
- Ability to quickly identify differences between the independent cost estimate and contractor proposal.
- Ability to develop scope of work and estimate detailed costs based on RFI/RFC answers, independent of the contractor proposal.
- Good oral and written communication skills.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management from a recognized college or university.
Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $160,000 - $180,000.
