Senior​/Principal Facilities Engineering Project Manager - Project Execution, Onsite

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We are seeking a Facilities Engineering Project Manager with cost estimating experience to join a core team whose responsibility will be to develop an in-house estimating capability, of individual projects ranging from $500K to less than $34M, and an annual total of approximately $200M. Once established, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing internal cost estimates to our Project Execution team.

• Use estimating expertise as well as relevant technical knowledge in design/construction and project management to successfully complete facility and infrastructure construction cost estimates.
• Work closely with project execution staff to identify both technical and non-technical risks, opportunities, and other issues that impact the project during the project execution phase.
• Contribute to value engineering proposals to reduce cost of projects.
• Develop and maintain a cost estimate database where previous estimates are housed and performance can be measured. Develop cost estimating improvements and processes to assure estimating accuracy from external estimating support vendors.
• Assemble and present cost estimating performance metrics in professional presentations.
• Communicate with other laboratories and industry to benchmark, gather data, and improve Sandia's estimating capabilities.
• This position has no direct reports.

Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite.

$99,400 - $193,600

* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate's experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or other relevant field, plus five (5) years or more years of directly related experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform the duties of the job.
• Minimum of five (5) years or more years' experience performing construction cost estimating as your primary occupation.
• Professional estimating certification from one of the following:
  Certified Cost Professional (CCP) from the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI). Associate Estimating Professional (AEP) from American Society of Professional Cost Estimators (ASPE).
• Experience with standard project cost management practices including one or more of the following:
  Cost estimating project plan development. Evaluation of cost estimating. Evaluation of external market factors and applicability in risk to project cost factors. Risk and opportunity management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active DOE Q-level security clearance.

• AACEI CEP (Certified Estimating Professional) or ASPE CPE (Certified Professional Estimator) existing or obtained within 2 years of employment.
• Experience leading team of professional construction cost estimators.
• Knowledge and background in one or more engineering fields, such as Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture or related technical field.
• Experience working with construction cost estimating software.
• Ability to develop corporate estimating standards and procedures aligned with industry recommended practices and DOE Orders, Standards, Guidance, and prime contract requirements.
• Knowledge of management practices, assurance processes, business operations, fiscal and scheduling systems, and project acquisition standards.
• Teaming skills, including the ability to work effectively with other organizations, project sponsors and customers, and suppliers.
• Organizational skills, including the ability to effectively prioritize and complete tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to operate with a high level of autonomy.

Department 4120, Project Execution, provides…