Estimate & Review Engineer

State of Missouri; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Paid leave

Health insurance

Job summary

Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) in Jefferson City seeks an estimate and review engineer to oversee the preparation of highway construction bidding documents and final estimates, ensuring fair market value and adherence to design standards. You will analyze bids, provide recommendations on awards, and act as a technical resource for design details and contract language.

Requires ABET‑accredited engineering degree, Missouri PE license, and at least six years of highway/transportation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an ABET-accredited college or university curriculum.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.
• Six years of experience in highway or transportation engineering.

Responsibilities

• Schedules, prioritizes, and assigns work to project reviewers and estimators; provides training and development, and recommends employment of staff when vacancies occur.
• Performs final reviews and oversees preparation of all bidding documents and final estimates; updates plans and specifications to reflect fair market value.
• Analyzes bids and makes recommendations for award or rejection.
• Prepares and reviews reports on department bid openings and other bidding/contracting-related issues.
• Serves as a state technical resource for final project design details, scheduling and incentive/disincentive clauses.

Education

ABET-accredited engineering degree

Professional Engineer license (Missouri)

Job description

Job Location

Central Office, 105 W Capitol Ave, Jefferson City MO

Why you'll love this position

The estimate and review engineer oversees preparation of highway construction bidding documents, ensures plans meet current design standards and practices; also oversees final projects estimates, ensures they reflect fair market value, compares the results to bids received, and makes recommendations to upper management during bid letting. Incumbents serve as a resource for cost, final design, contract administration, and contractor-related issues. Responsibilities are performed under general supervision.

Note for internal applicants

Successful candidates already at rates above the posted salary will be evaluated on an individual basis to determine final salary outcome.

• Schedules,prioritizes,andassignsworktoprojectreviewersandestimators;providestraining and development, and recommends employment of staff when vacancies occur.
• Performs finalreviewsandoversees preparationof allbidding documentsandfinalestimates; implementsnecessarycorrectionsandupdatestoplansandspecificationspreparedbydistrict personnel, consulting engineer firms, and other divisions prior to advertising the project and ensures fair market value of department projects is reflected in final estimates.
• Analyzesbidsandmakesrecommendationsforawardorrejection.
• Preparesandreviewsreportsondepartmentbidopeningsandotherbiddingandcontracting- related issues.
• Servesasatechnicalresourceforfinalprojectdesigndetails,schedulingand incentive/disincentive clauses.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's d egreeinengineeringfromanABET-accreditedcollegeoruniversitycurriculum.
• Licensed as a Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri.
• Sixyearsofexperienceinhighwayortransportationengineering.

Special Working Conditions/Job Characteristics

• Jobrequiresoccasional,statewideandout-of-state,overnighttravel.
• This title requires advanced accreditation or licensure which is only available to holders of specific postsecondary degrees.

MoDOT offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for MoDOT, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found.

At MoDOT you will play a key role in maintaining the seventh largest highway system in the United States. We value team players who are open-minded and work well with others to accomplish goals and fulfill our mission of safety, service, and stability. We see the growth of our team members as an investment, both in MoDOT's future and yours. If you're looking for diverse opportunities, challenging work, and a flexible environment, we want to talk to you about joining our winning team. MoDOT operates on shared values and your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values. to view our mission, values, and tangible results. If you embrace ...

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