Estimator, Engineering, Civil Engineering

What You'll Be Doing

Job Scope:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Under administrative guidance, plans and executes the Project Controls requirements for projects.
• Experience with FEL (Front End Loading) process, funding document development and capital planning.
• Preparation of Financial Reporting (Accruals, Asset Additions, Project Closures, Cashflow Forecast, etc...).
• Ability to track/trend/manage capital portfolio list (basis of Plaquemine 5 Year Capital Plan).
• Ability to establish cost tracking from SAP and monitor progress.
• Preparation of various project estimates - OOM (Order of Magnitude) through Funding Grade.
• Ability to issue SAP purchase requisitions.
• Serves as project controls representative on medium and large projects.
• Analyzes variances in cost and schedule performance against the plan and communicates the reason for the variance and proposed mitigation plans to Project Management.
• Interprets contract conditions to ensure compliance.
• Develops and delivers training programs in Project Controls systems and methods.
• Familiar with the functionality of automated accounting and cost management systems.
• Prepares Project Reporting and assists in Project Review.
• Performs economic evaluations and other special studies, as required.
• Maintains knowledge of safety policies and procedures and perform assigned duties in a safe manner and has responsibility for the safety of those begin supervised and ensure they comply with established safety policies and procedures and practice safe work habits.
• Confirms close out requirements, prepares closeout documents/procedures.
• Determines historical data requirements and inputs into historical data system.

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent is required. Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.

Certification: AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.

Experience: This position requires 10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.

• Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
• Extreme attention to detail.
• Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines.
• Understanding of existing and potential customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
• Ability to set priorities.
• Ability to effectively discuss and correspond with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to ascertain and understand pertinent information concerning schedules, scopes of work, estimates and/or project costs.
• Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
• Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
• Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all project controls deliverables.
• Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
• Ability to determine construction material quantities.
• Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work. Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
• Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software and Timberline Estimating software.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.

• Ability to sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time.

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