Estimator III - Consultant

Orion Engineers, PLLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

401(k)

401(k) matching

Bonus based on performance

Company parties

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Free food & snacks

Job summary

Orion Engineers, PLLC, based in Chicago, is seeking a dynamic Project Engineer to focus on infrastructure within the transportation sector. You will prepare detailed cost estimates for complex projects with minimal supervision.

Your role involves collaborating with various teams, ensuring financial compliance, and supporting client presentations. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, along with six years of experience in cost estimation, is required, or ten years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.

Qualifications

• 6 years of relevant experience in cost estimating.
• In lieu of education, 10 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost estimates utilizing Cost Breakdown Structure.
• Perform conceptual estimating and ensure financial guidelines.
• Support price negotiations and client presentations.
• Develop duration estimates for construction activities.
• Analyze specifications and total construction costs.
• Prepare takeoffs on complex projects.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project management

Excel spreadsheets

Sage Timberline

HCSS HeavyBid

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field

Job description

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance
• Wellness resources
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Bonus based on performance
• Company parties
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Free food & snacks

Orion Engineers, PLLC was founded to make a difference to our employees, clients, and fellow military veterans who bravely served our country. Our team of dynamic and diverse professionals drive creative engineering solutions that are responsive, proactive, and cost effective for our clients and communities. Orion Engineers is looking for a dynamic Project Engineer with a focus on infrastructure and the transportation industry to join our growing firm. Let’s build the future together.

This opportunity entails preparing all aspects of detailed cost estimates with minimal supervision for projects that are generally larger and more complex estimating assignments. Accurately projecting the cost of upcoming projects. Responsible for conceptual, definitive, man-hour, and equipment factored total installed cost estimates. Duties may also include preparing economic cost studies, cash flows, and contingency analyses.

Responsibilities

• Performs detailed cost estimates utilizing the Cost Breakdown Structure, determining the cost of each item from experience and summarizing the total. Prepares detailed breakdown of components and elements of estimates for systems and subsystems.
• Performs conceptual estimating by establishing a project’s cost prior to development of graphical representation of a facility. Works closely with the project supervisor to ensure the project estimate meets all financial and regulatory guidelines. Operates and provides oversight and guidance on the use of selected estimating software.
• Provides support in price negotiations. Obtains cost information for materials and services. Participates in client presentations as required.
• Performs detailed cost estimates for professional services.
• Develops duration estimates of specific construction activities based on assumed construction approach and appropriate production rates. Prepares independent cost estimates for submitted change order proposals.
• Collaborates with scheduling team to develop productivity-based cost estimates and to ensure alignment of estimates to construction schedules.
• Analyzes specifications, drawings, sketches, and sample layouts to calculate total construction cost using labor, material, and equipment pricing schedules in concert with historical data.
• Reviews contractual documents and contract modifications to determine scope of work and scope changes.
• Accumulates, evaluates, and documents historical cost data and construction means and methods to maintain current estimating standards and databases.
• Prepares takeoffs on complex projects, drawings, and plans with project management and checks for mathematical and technical accuracy. Assigns material costs and staffing costs to the takeoffs.
• Supports the preparation of procurement documents related to Estimating Specifications.

Daily responsibilities

• Prepares reviews of engineers estimates for complex civil contracts
• Compiles independent quantity take-offs on major projects for quality check purposes
• Prepares independent change order estimates for construction contracts
• Updates cost forecasts for upcoming work
• Analyzes bid tabulations
• Updates price database
• Produces economic cost studies, cash flows, and contingency analyses

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related degree and 6 years relevant experience
• In lieu of education, 10 years relevant experience with the development of cost estimates

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• AACE’s CEP (Certified Estimating Professional) or equivalent designation
• Experience developing cost estimates and quantity takeoffs in heavy highway construction
• Experience estimating and bidding projects with a general contractor or subcontractor on heavy civil projects
• Familiarity with basic design requirements for roads and bridges
• Experience preparing cost estimates using a variety of Estimating tools, including Excel spreadsheets, Sage Timberline, HCSS HeavyBid, and/or other estimating software