HDR
Construction
SeniorFederalCostEstimator
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“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.
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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