Senior Estimating Business Analyst

Edgewater Technical Associates is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Estimating Business Analyst opportunity to support the Savannah River Site.

Work Location: Aiken, SC

Application Deadline: 10/02/25 (by Noon ET)

Duties

Senior Estimating Business Analyst:

• 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.
• Under limited supervision, responsible for the coordination and limited direction of estimating activities.
• 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.
  
  

Education/Yrs. Of Experience

• A 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 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.
  
  

Skills/Experience

• 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.
• 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.
• Must have strong problem solving, analysis and interpersonal skills as well as oral and written communication skills.
• Possesses strong personal computer skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years.
  
  

Other Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
  
  

If you are interested in being considered for this position, please follow the application steps via our website: www.edgewatertech.net/careers

Edgewater Technical Associates will not submit your resume without first having detailed discussions with you and obtaining your permission to do so. We look forward to hearing from you!

WORKING WITH EDGEWATER TECHNICAL ASSOCIATES

Founded in 2003, Edgewater Technical Associates, LLC (Edgewater) is a New Mexico-based small business headquartered in Los Alamos, NM, with five (5) regional offices across the United States to locally support our growing presence at project sites. Edgewater has a proven track record and is a trusted provider of fixed-price construction projects, engineering, and technical services for the Department of Energy (DOE), National Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Canadian Commercial Nuclear Industry, and private sector commercial contractors involved in nuclear, high-hazard, or complex operations. Edgewater’s experience and guidance ensure that our customers perform hazardous operations, comply with regulatory requirements, and maintain the highest quality and safety standards.

Edgewater is committed to recruiting and maintaining a staff of highly skilled professionals to support our customers. In keeping with this objective, we offer highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre- and post-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Edgewater is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veterans, or individuals with disabilities in accordance with EO 14173.

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