Senior Project Controls Estimator

Role Overview

• PM2CM, Inc., (Project Management to Construction Management) is a professional services company dedicated to providing Program and Project Management, Construction Management and Project Controls services during the design and construction phase of projects.
• The Project Controls Advisor leads the effort to consolidate scope and cost for projects ranging from ~$25M to $1B+.
• This role will ensure projects follow the governance process and assist the Project Manager with receiving executive approval for projects throughout their lifecycle.
• In addition to aggregating and reporting on estimated project costs, the position will develop responses to regulatory and legal data requests as it pertains to the estimated costs.
• The advisor will be a subject matter expert on project estimation and aggregation methodology, including risk and contingency application.
• Work with Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering, Finance, Law, Regulatory, and others to: Plan, schedule, and manage the process for gathering scope and cost for project aggregations at each stage gate from all disciplines.
• Analyze cost estimates to verify that they are in-line with historical benchmarks for projects with comparable scope.
• Investigate rationale and drivers for estimates that are out-of-line with historical costs or expectations with estimators from functional groups.
• Manage supporting documentation for stage gate updates and regulatory filings.
• Peer review project aggregations. Operate with minimal supervision.
• Develop Cost Estimates for new Transmission & Distribution Substations, Rebuild/Expansion of Substations, Major Equipment Replacements, Protection Upgrades/SA3, and new Customer Substations.
• Prepare scope take‐off based on Design Specification, Meeting Minutes/Scope of Work, and Electrical & Civil drawings.
• Estimate material & labor costs applied estimating standards for direct & indirect costs and prepare estimates into Cost Estimating Tools i.e., SCMT and InEight.
• Collaborate among cross functional impacted stakeholders and utilized Engineering, Cost Estimating, Scheduling and Project Management knowledge to review cost estimates and obtained approvals.
• Perform detailed variance analysis for cost estimates at various stages of project life cycle. Prepare & updated estimates based on change requests for scope, cost & Schedule.
• Complete multiple Peer reviews of Cost Estimates prepared by different Estimating team members to validate accuracy, scope, jurisdictional splits, and cost elements.

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum of ten years construction industry experience.
• Thorough understanding of civil engineering principles, practices, and tools.
• Proficient in computer-assisted design (AutoCAD) and other design, data recording, and analyzation software.
• Ability to read, interpret and understand engineering plans and schematics, and soils reports.
• Capability to visualize the finished grade production.
• Knowledge of Best Management Practices (BMP).
• Thorough understanding of materials, methods, and tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings.
• Thorough understanding of safety regulations related to assigned projects.
• Ability to identify and solve complex problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to be both creative and analytical.
• Extremely detail-oriented and accurate.

Benefits

Education and Experience: Bachelor's degree in civil engineering required.