Cost Estimating Engineer – Career
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Cost Estimating Engineer – Career-111375
Description
General Purpose:
Under minimal supervision, provides cost estimates, pricing schedules and other cost control support for construction and maintenance projects involving generation, substation, telecommunications, transmission and distribution facilities. Develop, monitor and analyze cost trends. Relies on experience and judgment to independently plan and accomplish goals. Concurrently perform a variety of complicated tasks successfully.
Responsibilities of this position include the following:
- Prepare preliminary designs and evaluate detailed designs to develop cost estimates at various stages in the project evolution and evaluate resource requirements for construction and maintenance projects involving generation, substation, telecommunication, transmission and distribution facilities.
- Review and understand detailed design drawings to perform material take-offs.
- Perform cost analyses to support estimates and prepare detailed variance analyses to support the project change notice process.
- Develop pricing schedules and proposal evaluations to support the competitive bid process and negotiate project pricing with contractors for construction and maintenance projects.
- Participate with the project team in scoping of projects for engineering, construction and contractual requirements.
- Prepare cost and project update reports as required.
- Maintain standardized ongoing historical cost databases and application tools to aid future estimates and pricing schedules.
Qualifications
Requirements of this position include the following:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field; or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
- A minimum of three years experience in construction and costing.
- Basic assessment skills to evaluate electrical utility facility conditions, determine resource requirements and accurately estimate costs.
- Utilizes a wide degree of creativity and latitude.
- Basic knowledge of project cost control principles, theories and concepts.
- Requires technical knowledge of the construction work involved.
- Basic competency in the use of the tools and methods required to perform job function.
- Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Must have initiative, imagination, flexibility, communications skills, problem solver and the perseverance to perform their duties.
- Willing to travel 10% to 20%.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license.
Preference may be given to candidates who meet the above requirements and have the following:
- Basic knowledge of required engineering specifications and drawings and the company’s construction and maintenance standards and process; regulations impacting construction and maintenance; and company policies, practices, and procedures.
- Working towards Professional Engineering License and/or Professional Project Management and/or Professional Estimating Accreditation.
- Experience with SAP.
- Experience with Timberline estimating software.
- Experience in the construction of transmission and/or distribution lines.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check and drug screening.
Job
: Engineering/Scientific
Primary Location
: OR-Portland
Schedule
: Full-time
Personnel Subarea
: Exempt
Hiring Range
: 63,200.00 – 81,300.00
Department
: Cost Engineering
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