What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at Avangrid and Careers?
The base salary for this position is dependent upon experience and location.
Location: Portland, Oregon
Salary range: $78,091.00 to $97,614.00
Job Summary
The Estimator job will develop wind/solar capital and operating project cost estimates for Avangrid Renewables.
Key Responsibilities
- Support new development opportunities for future approved budgets and forecasts.
- Review proposal specifications to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Conduct project site visits with potential contractors and engineering firms.
- Review cost reports from completed/existing projects.
- Develop master capital and estimating models
- Supports Avangrid Renewables business development through good working relationships with clients, subcontractors, vendors, and co-workers to strengthen company position, resolve issues, solicit business, and formulate estimates.
- Participate in a team of project professionals on new projects regarding conceptual design and operations.
- Develop cost estimates to support the analysis of potential contractors’ costs and project acquisitions.
- Adhere to effective internal controls.
Required Qualifications
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Education & Experience Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, related degree, or equivalent combination of education & experience
- 3-5 years’ experience as an Estimator or equivalent combination of technical training and/or related experience in plant construction, production, or operations.
- Knowledge of budget preparation, implementation, and oversight
- Demonstrated experience with advanced model development
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Skills/Abilities:
- Can read and understand engineering drawings, purchase orders, contracts, WBS/CBS, cost coding systems
- 10%-20% travel required
- Ability to foster and participate in a productive team environment by establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, customers, contractors, and vendors
- Ability to analyze project risks, understand project scope, and proactively identify solutions with a flexible, creative, and solution-focused outlook on problem solving
- Maintains effectiveness during procedural/organizational changes and when dealing with varying personality styles and tasks
- Effectively provides and receives information orally in individual and group situations
- Written expression is clear, concise, and conveys the desired message
- Ability to navigate and succeed in a highly matrixed reporting structure, preferably at an international company.
Preferred Qualifications
Competencies
- Growth & Continuous Improvement
- Initiative & Change
- Focused on Results
- Customer Centric (internal and/or external)
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Leadership (people managers/leaders)
Disclaimer
AVANGRID is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. AVANGRID is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual’s sex, gender, gender identification, gender expression, race, color, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or other characteristics or conditions protected by law.
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Company:
AVANGRID POWER, LLC
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Avangrid employees may be assigned a system emergency role and in the event of a system emergency, may be required to work outside of their regular schedule/job duties. This is applicable to employees that will work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New York within Avangrid Network and Corporate functions. This does not include those that will work for Avangrid Power.
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Job Posting End Date:
December-31-2025Salary : $78,091 - $97,614