Project Controls SME - 24-01379

Datasoft Technologies, Inc.; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical services company in South Carolina is seeking a Senior Cost Estimator with extensive experience in nuclear construction projects. The role requires developing detailed cost estimates, collaborating with diverse teams, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates must have over 20 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. Expertise in estimating software and nuclear regulations is essential.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in cost estimating and/or project controls for complex industrial projects.
• Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations and practices.
• Working knowledge of Federal, State, and Local codes applicable to project controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze detailed project cost estimates.
• Collaborate with project controls and engineering teams.
• Lead complex cost risk analysis activities.
• Present findings to senior leadership.

Skills

Cost estimating expertise

Analytical skills

Collaboration with engineering teams

Advanced statistical techniques

Mentorship capabilities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Engineering

Tools

Estimating software

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Provide expert guidance on cost estimating strategy, methodology, and best practices for large-scale, complex nuclear construction projects. Develop, review, and analyze detailed project cost estimates from conceptual design through final construction phases, covering all project elements, including engineering, procurement, and construction.

Serve as a primary resource for validating and verifying internal and external cost estimates from contractors and subcontractors. Analyze historical cost data and apply advanced statistical and analytical techniques to improve the accuracy and reliability of cost estimates. Collaborate with the project controls, engineering, and project management teams to ensure that cost estimates are fully integrated with work breakdown structures (WBS), project schedules, and risk assessments. Lead complex cost risk analysis activities, providing expert input on potential cost impacts and mitigation strategies.

Prepare detailed cost estimates and supporting documentation for change orders, contract modifications, and claims. Present cost estimates, analyses, and findings to senior NNSA leadership and stakeholders, defending the basis of the estimate and addressing questions. Mentor junior estimators and support the development of internal estimating procedures and processes consistent with DOE Order 413.3B. Stay current with industry trends, market conditions, and technology related to heavy industrial and nuclear construction to ensure estimates reflect current conditions.

• 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.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Project Management, Engineering, and Purchasing

Industries

• Construction and Engineering Services