Infrastructure & Capital Projects – Lead Project Cost Estimator – K-12, ANS

We are looking for a Lead Project Cost Estimator to join our growing buildings team!

$216,000 - $237,000 a year

• You’ll lead, supervise, and assign daily work to a team of estimators.
• You’ll plan, prepare, and oversee construction cost estimates for buildings and other facilities based on drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
• You’ll prepare and review cost estimates and supporting documentation used to secure state and federal school construction grants and loans.
• You’ll review and validate construction cost estimates submitted by architects and engineers, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with District estimates.
• You’ll collaborate and negotiate with architects and engineers to resolve estimate discrepancies and establish agreed‑upon project budgets.
• You’ll analyze significant bid variances and prepare reports explaining differences between contractor bids and estimated costs.
• You’ll review contractor cost breakdowns and recommend acceptance or rejection for progress payment purposes.
• You’ll evaluate change orders, determine the validity of proposed extras or credits, and approve or reject submissions accordingly.
• You’ll establish and maintain procedures for project approvals, plan reviews, specifications, and public bidding processes.
• You’ll develop and maintain cost‑tracking systems, records, reports, charts, and data comparing estimated versus actual construction costs.
• You’ll conduct workshops and training sessions for staff and contractors on construction bidding, contracts, and cost‑estimating practices.
• You’ll establish project budgets, estimate property damage costs, support related departmental functions, and prepare independent cost estimates to strengthen negotiation positions.
• You’ll provide pricing and claims support by preparing change order estimates, conducting claim analyses, reviewing contractor claims and proposals, and assisting in contract negotiations.
• Onsite at client site:
  The work location for this role is onsite with our clients and partners to enable delivery and cultivate our client relationships.

• Combined
  
  Qualifications:
  
  Candidates who meet one of the two sets of combined qualifications
• Below will be considered for this position.
• A) Fourteen (14) years full‑time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for major/complex type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building codes AND
• B) Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering or construction management AND
• C) Three (3) years of full‑time paid experience in supervising estimators AND
• D) Must have worked for a construction cost consulting firm for at least five (5) years
• OR
• A) Twenty (20) or more years solid full‑time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for major/complex type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building codes AND
• B) Degree not required AND
• C) Five (5) years of full‑time paid experience in supervising estimators AND
• D) Must have worked for a construction cost consulting firm for at least five (5) years

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