Senior Estimator

E2 Federal Services, LLC is an affiliate of E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. (E2), a professional services firm established in 1988 specializing federal base operations and infrastructure support services. At E2, we value safety, innovation and collaboration, and we are dedicated to excellence.

Overview

Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a complex project or work activity.

Responsibilities

• Under limited supervision, responsible for the coordination and limited direction of estimating activities. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Develop cost estimates applying basic principles and concepts in a comprehensive manner, complete in all respects, for facilities with varying degrees of complexity. Conceptual design estimates are based on less than 15 percent complete designs, and can determine the upper project funding limits. Ensures the validity of the project coding structures and work packages for the scope of work. Designs or assists in the design of a Work Breakdown Structure that is suitable for capturing ail cost components - Participates with the Lead Estimator in the development of the estimate basis - Identify areas of incomplete design definition within engineering drawings or other scope definition documents within a discipline or specialty. - Recognize omissions of necessary elements of the work scope. - Develop quantity estimates for all commodities within a discipline from drawings and develop quantities utilizing parametric estimating techniques for undefined scope. Develops quality material, labor, and subcontract take-offs, coordinates information between the Engineering, Purchasing, and Construction groups, and helps determine the Project Execution Plan. Develops an understanding of indirect and conceptual estimating - Oversees the development of Discipline Material Take-Offs, Material
• Pricing, and Labor Effort-hour Units - Provide detailed and credible explanations of complex estimates to internal and external customers. Requires negotiating skills and tradeoffs to generate acceptance. - Perform assigned tasks related to establishing or implementing cost estimating databases using field, technical and commercial/industrial information that requires analysis and conversion. - Perform trend analysis and evaluate data to support recommended alterations to databases. Present this information to upper management with recommendations for actions. - Prepares discipline Change Order Estimates for use with Baseline Change Proposals - Develops and maintains project-level and control-account level specialty estimating schedules - Prepares the estimate analysis within the Discipline - Maintains established Specialty Estimating Systems, Procedures, and Manuals - May present information to management with recommendations on occasion.
  
  

Qualifications

• Must be a US Citizen
• Q Clearance is required
• Master's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience.
• Bachelor's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent.
• An Associate's degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling,
• project controls, proposal development, and/or project management. (required)
• Five years of experience demonstrating knowledge of desired area of subject matter expertise. (required) Reviews work for completeness as required by project specifications and scope definitions. (required)
• Candidate must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills. (required)
• Possesses strong personal computer skills. Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction. Estimating Specialty – Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements. Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary
• Provide Project Control, Estimating and Scheduling support services to the NNSA Capital Projects mission undertaken by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS), LLC. The main goal of these support services is to assist the SRNS NNSA Capital Projects initiative through comprehensive evaluation and assessment of various project scopes. This includes tasks such as estimating costs and scheduling.
• Review and provide input to specifications for engineered equipment and/or subcontracts
• Review and provide input to estimators on resources (labor and other-than-labor) needed to perform the scope of work
• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities
• Provide input to management regarding risk-informed schedules to serve as the basis for establishing milestones and PBIs.
• Provide input to technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary
  
  

Benefits

E2 Federal Services, LLC offers an excellent benefits package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) with employer match, paid time off.

Work Environment/Physical Demands

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment and uses standard office equipment such as computers and phones.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to sit/ stand for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to move freely for up to 8 hours per day.
  
  

Local Candidates only

No

Drug Free Workplace

E2 Federal Services, LLC is a Drug Free Workplace. After accepting an offer of employment, applicants may be required to undergo background checks, drug testing, and/or fit-for-duty physical examination. Drug screens will include, but not be limited to, Amphetamines, Cocaine Metabolites, Marijuana Metabolites (THC), Opiates, and Phencyclidine (PCP). As a federal contractor, E2 cannot permit employees in certain positions to use medical marijuana, even if prescribed by an authorized physician.

Solicitation

Please no solicitation of any kind from agencies, staffing, or recruiting firms.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.