Lead Cost Estimator – Tunnel & Civil Projects (Remote-Friendly)

Delve Underground; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits program

Work from home flexibility

Employee stock ownership/ESOP

Job summary

Delve Underground seeks a Lead Cost Estimator based in North America to lead cost estimating on complex civil, structural, and tunnel projects. You will direct a group of project cost estimators, manage take-offs, and oversee pricing efforts while maintaining an estimating database and contributing to risk assessments.

This role requires extensive field experience on heavy civil tunnel projects, a bachelor’s in engineering or construction management, professional registration, and strong

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' direct field experience on heavy civil tunnel projects; 20+ years' experience preferred.
• Past experience with a heavy civil contractor with an underground portfolio is highly desirable.
• Exposure to cost estimating and pricing work.
• Exposure to construction claims or change order pricing.
• Accredited undergraduate degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• Professional registration or certification, or ability to obtain within the 1st year of employment.
• Strong analytical and computer software skills.
• Specification writing and review.
• Scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost estimating efforts on complex civil, structural and tunnel projects.
• Lead a group of project cost estimators.
• Perform and oversee cost estimating efforts, including conceptual estimates, production-based estimates and schedules.
• Take-off and quote solicitations, maintenance of estimating database.
• Occasional field visits to observe latest construction means/methods and disseminate information.
• Collaborate with risk assessments to quantify project risks.
• Review in-progress design drawings for constructability issues.
• Review specifications for cost-related constructability issues and evaluate blend between prescriptive language and performance standards.
• Provide QA review on work by others.

Skills

Analytical skills

Scheduling

Cost estimating

Pricing experience

Software proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Estimating software

MS Excel

Job description

Delve Underground seeks a Lead Cost Estimator based in North America to lead cost estimating on complex civil, structural, and tunnel projects. You will direct a group of project cost estimators, manage take-offs, and oversee pricing efforts while maintaining an estimating database and contributing to risk assessments.

This role requires extensive field experience on heavy civil tunnel projects, a bachelor’s in engineering or construction management, professional registration, and strong