Remote Cost Estimator - Capital Projects Leader

Flint Hills Resources; Green Bay (WI); Remote; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to lead and support project estimating across the project lifecycle. This home-based role requires up to 25% travel to job sites and staff meetings, with preference for candidates in the Southeast, Green Bay, or Wichita.

The role emphasizes developing conceptual and detailed estimates, reviewing change orders, and benchmarking costs for future projects.

Qualifications

• Ten or more years of project estimating experience in the industrial, chemical, oil and gas, or related industries.
• Robust understanding of cost build ups, engineering documents, blueprints and other deliverables that influence estimates.
• Ability to assess estimating methodologies that impact estimate quality.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall estimating process on projects including estimating kickoff and alignment meetings, self-performing conceptual or detailed bottoms up estimates and/or managing partner estimating teams, estimate reviews and cost/quantity validations.
• Collaborate with project teams and preferred partners, both construction and engineering.
• Ensure that the estimating structure aligns with the project work breakdown structure.
• Communicate risks and opportunities for improvement to the reviewers
• Monitor, analyze, and work with the project team to control and improve project cost outcomes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Degree in construction management/building science

AACEI CCP certification

Tools

EcoSys

Qlik

Job description

Georgia-Pacific is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to lead and support project estimating across the project lifecycle. This home-based role requires up to 25% travel to job sites and staff meetings, with preference for candidates in the Southeast, Green Bay, or Wichita.

The role emphasizes developing conceptual and detailed estimates, reviewing change orders, and benchmarking costs for future projects.