Estimator, Engineering, Civil Engineering

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has turned bold ideas into world-changing impact advancing science and technology to strengthen U.S. security and promote global stability.

Our mission spans four critical national security areas nuclear deterrence, threat preparedness, energy security, and multi-domain defense empowering teams to take on the toughest challenges of today and tomorrow. With a culture built on innovation and operational excellence, LLNL is a place where your expertise can make a real impact.

We have an opening for an Estimating Specialist who will provide support to Laboratory projects and programs in the form of planning, design, estimating, and specifying materials required for job order work by shop crafts or on-site contractors. Your responsibilities will include defining activities and associated scope, activity durations, logic and interfaces between activities, and resource loading activities. This position is in the Project Management Office (PMO).

The Project Management Office (PMO) provides LLNL with engineering, design, estimating, construction, and project management services. PMO provides infrastructure services to enable cutting-edge research and development in the areas of defense technologies, global security, laser science, bioscience, and more. PMO offers cradle to grave infrastructure services to achieve reliable delivery of completed projects with priority on safety, collaboration, and a workforce working toward our shared vision.

That position offers a hybrid schedule, blending in-person and virtual presence. You will have the flexibility to work from home one or more days per week.

This position will be filled at either level based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

• Perform independent cost estimating and technical analysis on multidisciplinary construction projects using industry standards (e.g., CSI Master Format, RS Means, NECA, SMACNA).
• Develop complex cost estimates using assembled unit rates, staff-hour calculations, and detailed takeoffs; apply escalation and contingency modeling and provide justification via formal Basis of Estimate (BOE) documentation.
• Evaluate risk and uncertainty in estimates by analyzing historical cost data, project-specific drivers, and current market trends; develop recommendations for improvements in contingency methodologies.
• Interface with internal stakeholders, senior project leadership, and external contractors to provide detailed cost and planning guidance, as well as participate in cross-functional project reviews and risk mitigation discussions.
• Reconcile estimates with actuals and bid costs to enhance the accuracy and predictive power of institutional estimating tools and workflows.
• Perform field visits to assess constructability and validate scope assumptions; support change order analysis and on-site cost assessments.
• Ensure proper handling and confidentiality of sensitive project and estimate data, particularly for government-classified work.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Serve as a technical subject matter expert on project cost estimating, frequently mentoring junior staff and contributing to the creation and delivery of training programs on estimating standards and tools.
• Execute duties under consultative direction, applying independent judgment and considerable latitude to recommend technical solutions that support programmatic goals.

• Develop and improve estimating work processes, tools, templates, data sources, and contingency methodologies used to support institutional estimating practices.

• Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in construction cost estimating in a multi-discipline environment.
• Experience in both Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build project environments.
• Ability to independently perform complex multidisciplinary construction cost-estimating assignments and contribute to estimating process and tool improvements.
  
  Execute duties with minimal supervision, applying independent judgment to recommend technical solutions that support programmatic goals.
• Advanced knowledge of cost…