PC SME 03

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc.; Gem Lake Estates (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits including medical,Dental

PTO and 401K matching

Job summary

Pinnacle Specialty Group, Inc. is seeking a senior Estimator Subject Matter Expert to support a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex. This role demands expert-level cost estimating and advanced knowledge of DOE regulations and project controls, with a strong background in heavy industrial settings.

U.S. citizenship is required. You will provide strategic guidance to the project team, ensure robust, defensible estimates for all project phases, review specifications,

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• Extensive experience (20+ years) in cost estimating and/or project controls for large, complex industrial projects, with significant nuclear/defense sector experience.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field; relevant extensive experience may substitute for degree.
• Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations, safety standards, and DOE/NNSA project controls practices.
• Advanced proficiency with estimating software, scheduling tools, and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance on classification requirements and compliance and on the CD process and deliverable format.
• Review specifications for engineered equipment and/or subcontracts.
• Review inputs to estimators on resources needed to perform the scope of work.
• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities.
• Provide input to management regarding risk-informed schedules to establish milestones and PBIs.
• Provide input to engineers, estimators, and schedulers on constructability, maintain-ability, operability, and commissioning.
• Provide input to technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary.
• The Estimator Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides expert-level cost estimating and analysis for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.
• As a senior staff augmentation member, the SME will provide strategic guidance and hands-on support to the project team, ensuring robust, defensible, and accurate cost estimates for all project phases.

Skills

Cost estimating

Project controls

Nuclear/DOE regulations

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management/Engineering/related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Estimating software

Scheduling software

Job description

Pinnacle Specialty Group is a woman-owned and operated small business specializing in providing project and contract management for Professional, Technical, Engineering, IT and Support Services. We offer full benefits to include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, 401K - Company Matched.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to management on classification requirements and compliance and on the CD process and deliverable format
• Review and provide input to specifications for engineered equipment and/or subcontracts
• Review and provide input to estimators on resources (labor and other-than-labor) needed to perform the scope of work
• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities
• Provide input to management regarding risk-informed schedules to serve as the basis for establishing milestones and PBIs
• Provide input to engineers, estimators, and schedulers on constructability, maintain-ability, operability, and commissioning
• Provide input to technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary
• The Estimator Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides expert-level cost estimating and analysis for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.
• As a senior staff augmentation member, the SME will provide strategic guidance and hands-on support to the project team, ensuring robust, defensible, and accurate cost estimates for all project phases. This role requires an in-depth understanding of complex, construction, Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, and the unique estimating challenges of the nuclear security enterprise

Basic Job Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must have a working knowledge of Federal (including Department of Energy Orders), State, and Local codes and standards applicable to project controls
• A minimum of 20 years+ of progressively responsible experience in cost estimating and/or project controls for large, complex industrial or heavy construction projects, with significant experience in the nuclear or defense sector
• A Bachelor's Degree: IN Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant and extensive experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations, safety standards, and project controls practices as they apply to NNSA/DOE projects.
• Advanced proficiency with estimating software, scheduling tools, and Microsoft Excel.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer