Senior Cost Estimating Manager - Capital Projects

GAS GLOBAL SERVICES; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GAS Energy Staffing LLC is seeking a Cost Estimating Manager to lead development, review, validation, and benchmarking of capital cost estimates across the project lifecycle. This role serves as the estimating SME, supporting budgets, cost validation, and performance tracking while coordinating activities with project teams.

Ideal candidate will have 15+ years in estimating or cost engineering on large capital projects, with experience in PMC/IPMT environments and familiarity with benchmarking

Qualifications

• 15+ years of estimating, cost engineering, or project controls experience on major capital projects.
• Experience developing, reviewing, and validating capital cost estimates across multiple project phases.
• Knowledge of estimating methodologies, benchmarking, contingency development, estimate assurance, and cost analysis.
• Experience on large industrial, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience in Owner's Representative/PMC/IPMT environments preferred.
• Experience on projects exceeding $500 million TIC.
• Familiarity with benchmarking databases and capital project governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, review, validation, reconciliation, and benchmarking of project capital cost estimates.
• Provide independent estimate assurance, cost validation, and benchmarking analyses.
• Support development of project budgets, contingencies, and funding during early phases.
• Monitor estimate performance against budgets and identify trends, risks, and cost growth drivers.
• Oversee development of check estimates, estimate updates, and independent assessments as the project progresses.
• Coordinate estimating activities with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, and contractor organizations.
• Provide estimating insights and recommendations to client and PMC leadership.

Skills

Estimating experience

Cost engineering

Project controls

Capital cost estimates

Benchmarking

Certifications

Cost estimating software

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Tools

Aspen Capital Cost Estimator

Job description

GAS Energy Staffing LLC is seeking a Cost Estimating Manager to lead development, review, validation, and benchmarking of capital cost estimates across the project lifecycle. This role serves as the estimating SME, supporting budgets, cost validation, and performance tracking while coordinating activities with project teams.

Ideal candidate will have 15+ years in estimating or cost engineering on large capital projects, with experience in PMC/IPMT environments and familiarity with benchmarking