Project Cost Estimator

Los Angeles, CA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 165000 - 175000

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young energetic ethical professional knowledgeable customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE) certified Project Management Professionals (PMP) certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement development design procurement construction management project management expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts college districts universities commercial developers hospitality owners multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District.

The ideal Project Cost Estimator is a highly experienced construction estimating professional with a strong background in developing independent detailed cost estimates for facility and school construction projects. They bring deep knowledge of local labor and material pricing excel at preparing change order scopes and cost analyses and can quickly identify discrepancies between contractor proposals and independent estimates. This candidate is analytical detail-driven and confident supporting negotiations claim reviews and scope development based on drawings specifications and RFIs while clearly communicating findings to project teams and leadership.

Responsibilities

Prepares preliminary and final independent detailed cost estimates JOC/Formal Construction contracts managed by M&O to establish negotiating position as required by change order procedures
Provides support in price negotiations
Prepares claim analyses and estimates
Prepares detailed estimates of construction costs based on drawings specifications and sketches square footages using standard estimating data and tools
Reviews contractors claims and proposals for merit and accountability
Performs related duties as assigned

Required Experience/Skills:

Minimum of 7 years full time paid professional experience in construction cost estimating of
all divisions for facilities or school building construction projects
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
Excellent oral and written communication skills

Required Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in architecture
Engineering or Construction Management

Benefits Package Overview:

Vacation Time: 80 Hours
Sick Time: 40 Hours
Holidays: 13 paid holidays
Insurance: 100% premium coverage (up to $500/month) for medical vision and dental
Professional Development: Up to $1000 annually for license renewals and education
401(k): Employer match: 100% up to 4% vested immediately
Participation in industry events

About Us Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young energetic ethical professional knowledgeable cu...