Industrial EPC Civil Estimator – CTO Lead

Kiewit (Canada)

Lenexa (KS)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Kiewit Engineering Group, Inc is seeking a Civil Estimator for its Lenexa, Kansas office in the Estimating department. You will lead component take-off activities, coordinate weekly with on-site teams, and develop cost estimates for industrial facilities across Design-bid-build, design/build, and EPC delivery.

The role emphasizes collaboration across disciplines, reviewing engineering deliverables, and applying cost data to support project controls.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field — or equivalent experience demonstrating advanced estimating expertise.
4+ years of experience estimating industrial EPC or construction projects (large-project experience preferred).
Experience coordinating efforts on complex, multidisciplinary projects.
Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and ability to identify discrepancies.
Strong communication, leadership, and team-building capabilities.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

Responsibilities

Understand the design engineering process and data generated to feed into estimates.
Develop quantity components to support construction schedule development and tracking.
Review multidisciplinary engineering deliverables to understand construction requirements and execution strategy.
Collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure technical alignment and completeness of scope.
Understand project execution strategies, sequencing, geographic considerations, and best practices to ensure practical and buildable solutions.
Be involved with and understand how quantities become components in construction execution.
Gather expertise for the best methods of quantifying and componentizing scopes of work to support estimating, construction execution, schedule integration and past cost.
Monitor the CTO Queue for new/updated engineering deliverables.
Perform component quantity take-offs based on engineering deliverables, vendor deliverables, constructability input, etc.
Tag components as appropriate to support the field execution team and schedule integration.
Complete CTO Field Requests as assigned.
Upload components to InEight Plan – Quantity Tracking.
Ensure all component take-offs are accurate and done in a time that supports the field execution team.
Designate Discipline Estimators to perform component take-offs.
Assist in identifying the need for additional Cost Codes (WBSs) and/or component tags and communicate gaps to the Quantity Manager.
Understand deviations from the estimate during field execution and communicate back to Discipline Department Managers and Discipline Engineering Principals to improve processes and adjust assumptions.
Understand root causes for quantity growth/reduction and implement changes to the estimating process as needed.
Participate in weekly CTO Coordination Meeting(s) with CTO team and Field Engineers.
Participate in monthly Quantity Review Meetings with the Engineering, Field, and CTO teams.
Key team members to collaborate with: Discipline Estimators, Quantity Manager, Discipline Field Engineers, Engineering and Construction teams on project, Discipline Department Manager and Discipline Engineering Principal.
When working on estimates, apply industry-standard estimating metrics, production rates, and historical data to validate pricing assumptions and explain variances.