Lead Cost Estimator

Delve Underground

$160K — $290K *
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of direct field experience in heavy civil tunnel projects; 20+ years preferred.
  • Experience with a heavy civil contractor specializing in underground projects is desirable.
  • Familiarity with cost estimating and pricing.
  • Knowledge of construction claims and change order pricing.
  • Accredited degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
  • Professional registration or ability to obtain one within the first year.
  • Strong analytical skills and proficiency with relevant software.
  • Experience in specification writing and review.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cost estimating efforts for complex civil, structural, and tunnel projects.
  • Manage a team of project cost estimators.
  • Perform comprehensive cost estimating, including conceptual estimates and production-based methods.
  • Conduct field visits to observe construction methods and update estimating database accordingly.
  • Collaborate on risk assessments to identify estimating uncertainties and project risks.
  • Evaluate design drawings for constructability issues and cost-related concerns.
  • Provide quality assurance review on estimating work completed by others.

Benefits

  • Mobile-friendly application process.
  • Collaborative work environment.
  • Opportunity for professional registration within first year.
  • Exposure to complex, noteworthy projects in the civil and tunneling sectors.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

Lead Cost Estimator

Delve Underground has an opening for a Lead Cost Estimator based in any of Delve Underground's North American office locations.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead cost estimating efforts on complex civil, structural and tunnel projects.
  • Lead a group of project cost estimators.
  • Perform and oversee cost estimating efforts, including: Conceptual estimates using a combination of unit price and production-based methods; Production based estimates and schedules for interim design deliverables; Take-off and quote solicitations; Maintenance of estimating database; Occasional field visits to Delve and other projects to observe latest construction means/methods, including crewing and equipment spreads and disseminate this information.
  • Collaborate with and provide basic input to risk assessments that quantify project risks, including clear divisions between estimating uncertainty and embedded construction risk in estimates.
  • Review in-progress design drawings for constructability issues.
  • Review specifications for cost-related constructability issues and to evaluate blend between prescriptive language and performance standards.
  • Provide QA review on work by others.


Qualifications:

  • Minimum 10 years' direct field experience on one or more heavy civil tunnel projects; 20+ years' experience in heavy civil tunnel projects preferred.
  • Past experience with a heavy civil contractor with an underground portfolio is highly desirable.
  • Exposure to cost estimating and pricing work.
  • Exposure to construction claims or change order pricing.
  • Accredited undergraduate degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
  • Professional registration or certification, or ability to obtain within the 1st year of employment.
  • Strong analytical and computer software skills.
  • Specification writing and review.
  • Structuring of Measurement and Payment.
  • Scheduling.


If you feel that you would be right for this position, please fill out our initial 3-minute, mobile-friendly application so that we can review your information. We look forward to meeting you!

Compensation reflects the cost of labor across our US geographic markets. Pay is based on several factors including market location, experience, knowledge, and skills.

No Recruiters, Please.

Salary Description

$160,025 - $290,156

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