Senior Nuclear Cost Estimator & Project Controls SME

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, 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,