Senior Project Cost Estimator
Senior Project Cost Estimator
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$ 131500 - 146500
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About Vanir
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company recognized as a national leader in program project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964 we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial residential and nonprofit markets.
Job Description
Essential Duties & 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 contractors claims and proposals for merit and accountability
- Performs related duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree with emphasis in technical disciplines such as engineering construction management or architecture
- 10 years full time paid professional experience in the 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
- Good oral and written communications skills
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 $131500-$146500.
Benefits
Vanir offers a comprehensive competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions medical dental vision health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions life AD&D and disability benefits flexible spending account (FSA) voluntary benefits Teladoc pet insurance paid time off national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.
How to Apply
If youre interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at .
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EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Persons with medical limitations may with reasonable accommodations be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the persons limitations the requirements of the position and the companys ability to make reasonable accommodations to the persons limitations.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
