Construction Estimator; NASA Ames

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When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields - each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences - then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is located on site in Moffett Field, California.

The Construction Estimator (Estimator) is responsible for the timely, efficient, cost estimate preparation for various types of construction, renovation, and facility repair projects assigned to the organization using constructions plans, blueprints, pricing software, and other associated pricing indexes and materials. This individual provides administrative support and partners with all project principals to ensure the accurate oversight of cost expenditures as they relate to cost proposals, bid specifications, change orders, and budget tracking.

When estimating is slow, this role also requires the estimator to support other departmental tasks associated with execution work. This includes database management, scheduling assistance, visit requests, vendor coordination, customer updates, and other related tasks assigned by the IDIQ Task Order Manager.

• Estimates a wide variety of construction projects and sizes from walkouts, drawing take-offs, specifications, SME input, written customer direction, and corporate knowledge.

• Utilizes a wide variety of software programs to complete work activities and assignments. These include but are not limited to estimating software, on screen takeoff software, spreadsheets, vendor specific software, unit price book software, scheduling software, construction management software, and/or custom databases.

• Assist with development and maintains proposal schedules including work activities, critical path items, deliveries, long lead procurements, major milestones and other project related items.

• Obtains timely quotes and estimates for material, labor, and services to develop cost proposal s.

• Assists procurement with construction subcontracting efforts. Develops activity durations, evaluates proposals, recommends adjustments, engages in vendor follow-up, analyzes scopes of work and prepares independent cost estimate comparison.

• Prepares and submits purchase requisitions for departmental work in coordination with project principals.

• Analyzes, negotiates, and verifies subcontractor quotes for accuracy and best value.

• Develops and tracks all project change order cost and schedule proposals.

• Facilitates and assists the construction team in resolving project related cost and scheduling issues.

• Prepare s reports, presentations and replies to inquires using a variety of sources.

• Plans and organizes work to meet all deadlines.…