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Universal Creative · 13 hours ago

Director, Estimating - UK Project

Orlando, FL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

Universal Creative is associated with the proposed Universal destination in Bedford, UK, and they are seeking a Director of Estimating. The role involves generating initial project budget estimates for various projects, managing estimators, and ensuring that projects are tracking on budget throughout the design process.

Entertainment

Responsibilities

Reviews initial budget estimates for new projects including estimate refinements prepared by the individual project estimators or outside estimating firms

Reviews continually evolving design documents and estimates prepared at each stage of the design by the project estimators or outside estimating firms to ensure the projects are tracking on budget. Includes working with project teams located in various cities and countries

Performs function of lead estimator for large scopes of work, which requires supervision of in-house or contracted estimating resources, as scope of work indicates

Assists project team with contractor change order negotiation on larger scopes

Researches market conditions for cost trends and local means and methods (both locally and internationally). Develops location cost factors and escalation factors. Analyzes Universal Creative historical costs and disseminate to appropriate year and location. Incorporates current and historic costs into a central database. Develops comparisons for various attractions and non-attraction facilities

Develop conceptual Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for projects prior to and in Blue Sky Phase to develop initial costs for business unit financial analysis

Creates “value engineering” (VE) components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns

Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities

Performs other duties as assigned

Individual must be capable of presenting their cost estimates to upper management level positions, including Presidents of Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood, and President and Chief Operating Officer for Universal Destinations & Experiences

Influences decisions of major nature requiring high degree of tact and diplomacy to obtain favorable results. Supervises work of 4 to 6 estimators and/or multiple outside estimating firms, as scope of work requires

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws

Individual will be responsible for developing detailed estimates to support the submittal and approval process for all major capital projects that are managed by Universal Creative. Projects will range from $5-500 million for individual facilities, hotels, and attractions, and up to $1-2 billion for International Theme Park development

In addition, this individual will be responsible for the development of a comprehensive database from the past projects to assist in the improvement of the accuracy of our project budgeting on all projects

Qualification

Project Budget EstimationConstruction ManagementEstimating SupervisionValue EngineeringMarket ResearchSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineer in related business fields is required

Extensive experience in on-site construction and estimating experience on retail, food, hotel, theme parks and themed entertainment projects, knowledge of show and ride estimating and facility impacts required

Extensive experience in on-site construction and estimating experience for owners and/or contractors for in the Resort/Entertainment field of commercial construction

Preferred

Master's degree in Construction Management or Business Administration

Company

Universal Creative

At Universal Creative, we design, develop, and deliver the most compelling themed entertainment experiences imaginable to drive growth for Universal Destinations & Experiences around the globe.

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