Principal Estimator

Globalpundits, Inc.

• $110K — $130K *
Aiken, SC 29803In-Person
Real Estate & Construction
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in business, construction management, engineering, or related field with 5 years of experience; or Bachelor's with 7 years; or Associate's with 11 years; or High school diploma with 15 years of relevant experience.
  • 10+ years in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling, project controls, proposal development, or project management.
  • 5+ years of subject matter expertise in estimating and project controls.
  • Expert proficiency in automated accounting, cost management, scheduling, and estimating systems.
  • Active DOE 'Q' security clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Review specifications for engineered equipment and subcontracts.
  • Advise on labor and resources needed for project scope.
  • Guide activity sequence, durations, and logic for scheduling.
  • Provide risk-informed schedules for milestones and Performance Based Incentives.
  • Develop cost and schedule baselines and work breakdown structures.
  • Analyze cost and schedule variances and propose mitigation plans.
  • Prepare monthly financial reports, including analyses and forecasts.

Benefits

  • Leadership and technical direction opportunities for Project Controls staff.
  • Engagement in complex problem-solving and special studies.
  • Involvement in routine project cost reviews and schedule meetings.
Full Job Description
Key Responsibilities

Estimating and Scheduling Support
  • Review and provide input on specifications for engineered equipment and subcontracts.
  • Advise estimators on the labor and other-than-labor resources needed to perform the scope of work.
  • Advise schedulers on activity sequence, durations, and logic.
  • Advise management on risk-informed schedules used to set milestones and Performance Based Incentives (PBIs).
  • Provide input to technical writers for Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Basis of Schedule (BOS), and WBS data dictionaries.

Project Controls and Financial Analysis
  • Develop cost and schedule baselines, milestone schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and spend-out plans that make the best use of equipment, manpower, funding, and facilities.
  • Apply advanced project control concepts, including developing advanced system applications, and guide team members on complex, multi-project integrated analysis and problem correction.
  • Take part in routine project cost reviews and schedule meetings, and develop and implement a change management system for engineering and construction scope.
  • Analyze cost and schedule variances against plan, and explain to management the causes and proposed mitigation plans.
  • Apply financial analysis techniques such as variance, statistical, and scenario analysis to work scopes and management decisions.
  • Develop and explain costing rates for the budget process, maintain rates in PeopleSoft, and analyze pool variances (Assigned Overhead and Service Pools).
  • Analyze business operations to identify funding limitations, productivity issues, and financial risks, and design integrated financial controls and cost-effective processes.
  • Define requirements and develop models for complex business systems, develop test plans and scenarios, integrate major enhancements into existing financial applications, and monitor system effectiveness.
  • Initiate and lead special studies, develop solutions for complex problems, and turn senior management's concepts into operating plans.
  • Prepare monthly financial reports, including analyses, forecasts, and spend plans.
  • Serve as a key link between the Client and the planning process.
  • Provide leadership, technical direction, and training to other Project Controls staff.
  • Apply working knowledge of CAS/FAR principles.

Required Qualifications

Education and Experience (any of the following):
  • Master's degree in business, construction management, engineering, or a related technical field and 5 years of practical experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field and 7 years of practical experience
  • Associate's degree and 11 years of practical experience
  • High school diploma and 15 years of relevant experience

Additional Requirements
  • At least 10 years of experience in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling, project controls, proposal development, and/or project management.
  • At least 5 years of experience showing subject matter expertise in estimating and project controls.
  • Expert proficiency with automated accounting, cost management, scheduling, and estimating systems, along with strong PC skills.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of project management and of cost and schedule control at the tactical level.
  • Knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction.
  • Ability to review work for completeness against project specifications and scope definitions.
  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Active DOE "Q" security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Working knowledge of Success Estimating software.
  • Experience with site business systems such as PeopleSoft.
  • Experience supporting DOE/NNSA capital projects.

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