Principal Infrastructure Estimator & Cost SME

Arcadis U.S.Inc.; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 190.000 - 320.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arcadis U.S.Inc. is seeking a Principal Estimator SME to support the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project in New York. You will lead capital budgeting, prepare Total Project Cost estimates, and drive cost accuracy across design, procurement, and delivery teams.

You will review, challenge, and consolidate estimates, develop benchmarks, run option analyses, and produce executive-level reporting to support critical decisions on one of the nation’s most significant infrastructure initiatives.

Formación

• 10+ years of civil construction estimating experience.
• Develop, assemble, and maintain comprehensive capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates for major infrastructure programs.
• Develop and review conceptual, ROM, design-stage, pre-tender, and progressively mature cost estimates.
• Review and challenge quantities, unit rates, productivity assumptions, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, allowances, risk, and other estimate components.
• Consolidate estimates from multiple projects, contracts, designers, consultants, and delivery teams into an integrated program-level capital budget.
• Lead estimate reconciliation, clearly identifying movements associated with scope development, design maturity, quantities, pricing, escalation, risk, procurement strategy, and market conditions.
• Develop and maintain cost benchmarks using historical project data, comparable programs, productivity information, market intelligence, and contractor/supplier pricing.
• Perform comparative cost and option analyses to support decisions regarding scope, design, packaging, procurement, phasing, and delivery strategy.
• Support development and review of Basis of Estimate documentation, cost breakdown structures, assumptions, exclusions, allowances, and estimate methodologies.
• Evaluate the cost implications of design development, scope changes, procurement results, contract changes, and emerging project conditions.
• Maintain traceability between approved budgets, current estimates, commitments, changes, contingency, and forecast outturn cost.
• Prepare clear executive-level cost reports, reconciliations, variance analyses, trends, and decision-support materials.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project controls, commercial, procurement, risk, schedule, finance, and project leadership teams.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, assemble, and maintain comprehensive capital budgets and Total Project Cost estimates for major infrastructure programs.
• Develop and review conceptual, ROM, design-stage, pre-tender, and progressively mature cost estimates.
• Review and challenge quantities, unit rates, productivity assumptions, indirect costs, escalation, contingency, allowances, risk, and other estimate components.
• Consolidate estimates from multiple projects, contracts, designers, consultants, and delivery teams into an integrated program-level capital budget.
• Lead estimate reconciliation, clearly identifying movements associated with scope development, design maturity, quantities, pricing, escalation, risk, procurement strategy, and market conditions.
• Develop and maintain cost benchmarks using historical project data, comparable programs, productivity information, market intelligence, and contractor/supplier pricing.
• Perform comparative cost and option analyses to support decisions regarding scope, design, packaging, procurement, phasing, and delivery strategy.
• Support development and review of Basis of Estimate documentation, cost breakdown structures, assumptions, exclusions, allowances, and estimate methodologies.
• Evaluate the cost implications of design development, scope changes, procurement results, contract changes, and emerging project conditions.
• Maintain traceability between approved budgets, current estimates, commitments, changes, contingency, and forecast outturn cost.
• Prepare clear executive-level cost reports, reconciliations, variance analyses, trends, and decision-support materials.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, project controls, commercial, procurement, risk, schedule, finance, and project leadership teams.

Conocimientos

Civil construction estimating

Capital budgeting

Cost estimation stages

Cost component review

Estimate consolidation

Estimate reconciliation

Cost benchmarks

Option analyses

Basis of Estimate

Cost impact evaluation

Traceability & reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

Arcadis U.S.Inc. is seeking a Principal Estimator SME to support the Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project in New York. You will lead capital budgeting, prepare Total Project Cost estimates, and drive cost accuracy across design, procurement, and delivery teams.

You will review, challenge, and consolidate estimates, develop benchmarks, run option analyses, and produce executive-level reporting to support critical decisions on one of the nation’s most significant infrastructure initiatives.