HDR

Construction

SeniorFederalCostEstimator

₹23–35L ~AI est. Bengaluru, India; Pune, India FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Senior candidates.

The Brief

“Senior Federal Cost Estimator at HDR. Skills: Cost estimating, Quantity takeoffs, Work Breakdown Structure, Risk analysis. Perform general or discipline cost estimating. Generate capital cost and/or services estimates”

Industry & Context.

Construction
Problems you'll solve

Identify problems; Make recommendations; Data analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Perform general or discipline cost estimating, Perform quantity takeoffs, Produce Work Breakdown Structure, Develop appropriate crew models, Perform local market labor rate analysis, Develop unit rates, Identify, solicit, and obtain vendor quotes, Prepare basis and assumption documentation, Identify and track changes in design, Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or indirect cost estimates, Prepare detailed Job Office Cost models, Prepare cost/schedule products, Participate and support cost & schedule identification and reconciliation meetings, Calculate fee (profit), Identify and develop appropriate escalation, Support risk analysis assessment, Support development of reasonable contingency, Develop appropriate markups, Perform data analysis, Identify or define data sources and techniques, Prepare reports and estimate summaries, Participate in estimate reviews and presentations, Work within assigned budget and time parameters, Use parametric and other estimating practices, Execute simultaneous tasks, Provide technical direction to other personnel, Carry out all activities required for estimate deliverable, Provide feedback on the level of effort, Provide input on the level of effort, Volunteer to accept pending estimating jobs, Prepare reports per regulatory guidance, Follow QC and QA procedures, Submit work to maintain and increase professionalism, Support training activities

Nice to Have

Ability to interpret construction schedules, Ability to develop electronic takeoffs, Experience with NAVFAC or USAF projects, Experience with estimating guidance, Experience with requirements

What You'll Do.

Perform general or discipline cost estimating

Generate capital cost and/or services estimates

Perform quantity takeoffs from drawings

Assist in developing conceptual quantities

Produce Work Breakdown Structure

Coordinate with schedule breakdown

Produce capital costs estimate

Develop appropriate crew models

Perform local market labor rate analysis

Develop unit rates for discipline specific items

and obtain vendor quotes

Prepare basis and assumption documentation

Prepare detailed notes

Identify and track changes in design

contractor indirect and/or indirect cost

Prepare detailed Job Office Cost models

Prepare cost/schedule products

Participate and support cost & schedule identification and

Calculate fee (profit)

Identify and develop appropriate escalation

Support risk analysis assessment

Support development of reasonable contingency

Develop appropriate markups

Perform data analysis

Identify problems and make recommendations

Identify or define data sources and techniques

Prepare reports and estimate summaries

Participate in estimate reviews and presentations

Work within assigned budget and time parameters

Use parametric and other estimating practices

Execute simultaneous tasks

Provide technical direction to other personnel

Carry out all activities required for estimate deliverable

Provide feedback on the level of effort

Provide input on the level of effort

Consolidate input for costing

Volunteer to accept pending estimating jobs

Seek out more estimating needs

Prepare reports per regulatory guidance

Follow QC and QA procedures

Submit work to maintain and increase professionalism

Support training activities

Perform other duties as needed

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with schedule breakdown; Coordinate with functions and/or vendors

Communication Scope

Estimate reviews; Presentations

Full Job Description

At HDR, our employee-owners are fully engaged in creating a welcoming environment where each of us is valued and respected, a place where everyone is empowered to bring their authentic selves and novel ideas to work every day. As we foster a culture of inclusion throughout our company and within our communities, we constantly ask ourselves: What is our impact on the world? Watch Our Story: ' https://www.hdrinc.com/our-story'  Each and every role throughout our organization makes a difference in our ability to change the world for the better. Read further to learn how you could help make great things possible not only in your community, but around the world.  Environmental, Operations and Construction (EOC) operates within HDR’s Federal Business Group, capable of delivering services across all HDR business groups at any location. Our work is performed by our professional staff, scientists and engineers at remote sites, embedded in client office space or our own facilities. EOC delivers quality engineering, environmental, and construction management services at competitive prices. In the role of Senior Cost Estimator, we'll count on you to:    Perform general or discipline cost estimating generating capital cost and/or services estimates Perform quantity takeoffs from conceptual or design drawings for multidiscipline sections and customize forms to reflect best effort Assist in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents Produce Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on project requirements and scope; coordinate with schedule breakdown Produce capital costs estimate using a unit-cost, or crew-based, approach including formation of crews from multiple disciplines Develop appropriate crew models for use in development of estimated construction cost Perform local market labor rate analysis for determination of appropriate labor rates Develop unit rates for discipline specific items Identify, solicit, and obtain vendor quotes for maj

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