Nuclear Project Estimator: Cost & Field Planning

KBH Industrial; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid parental leave

401(k) program

Job summary

KBH Industrial in Alabama seeks a Nuclear Project Estimator to develop detailed cost estimates for capital and modification projects at operating nuclear facilities. From scope documents, drawings, and conversations with project managers and system engineers, you will determine installation approach and translate into craft labor hours and quantities across mechanical, electrical, and civil disciplines.

Estimates are built using the team's standard software, historical data, and current labor

Qualifications

• Five or more years estimating experience on capital or modification projects at an operating nuclear facility.
• Ten or more years field implementation and project controls experience at an operating nuclear plant, with estimating or cost development responsibility.
• Craft or field engineering background at an operating nuclear plant progressing into estimating, planning, or project controls, with multi-discipline exposure.

Responsibilities

• Develop cost estimates from scope of work, drawings, and discussions with project managers and system engineers.
• Determine the work steps required for field implementation and translate them into craft labor requirements by discipline.
• Estimate craft labor across pipefitting, electrical, rigging, and other trades using established labor rates and current cost data.
• Build estimates within the team's standardized estimating software and historical project database.
• Incorporate procurement, equipment, design, staffing, project management, and other indirect costs into the total project estimate.
• Participate in internal estimate reviews and support formal customer reviews.
• Update and refine estimates as project scope and engineering develop.
• Perform field walk-downs to verify quantities, assess constructability, and identify work sequencing or access constraints.
• Compare estimates against comparable historical projects and benchmark data.

Skills

Field experience

Cost translation

Nuclear project mgmt knowledge

Work with templates

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

KBH Industrial in Alabama seeks a Nuclear Project Estimator to develop detailed cost estimates for capital and modification projects at operating nuclear facilities. From scope documents, drawings, and conversations with project managers and system engineers, you will determine installation approach and translate into craft labor hours and quantities across mechanical, electrical, and civil disciplines.

Estimates are built using the team's standard software, historical data, and current labor