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OLH Inc. · 3 months ago

SENIOR BUSINESS ANALYST – ESTIMATING - 1445 - SRS - Aiken, SC

Aiken, SC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

OLH Inc. is an Atlanta-based firm specializing in Project, Program, and Construction Management services. They are seeking a Senior Business Analyst for estimating to organize, develop, analyze, and maintain project controls and financial analysis to monitor objectives and prepare management reports. The role involves developing cost estimates and ensuring the validity of project coding structures.

Management Consulting

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Under limited supervision, responsible for the coordination and limited direction of estimating activities

Develop cost estimates applying basic principles and concepts in a comprehensive manner, complete in all respects, for facilities with varying degrees of complexity

Conceptual design estimates are based on less than 15 percent complete designs, and can determine the upper project funding limits

Ensures the validity of the project coding structures and work packages for the scope of work

Designs or assists in the design of a Work Breakdown Structure that is suitable for capturing ail cost components

Participates with the Lead Estimator in the development of the estimate basis

Identify areas of incomplete design definition within engineering drawings or other scope definition documents within a discipline or specialty

Recognize omissions of necessary elements of the work scope

Develop quantity estimates for all commodities within a discipline from drawings and develop quantities utilizing parametric estimating techniques for undefined scope

Develops quality material, labor, and subcontract take-offs, coordinates information between the Engineering, Purchasing, and Construction groups, and helps determine the Project Execution Plan

Develops an understanding of indirect and conceptual estimating

Oversees the development of Discipline Material Take-Offs, Material Pricing, and Labor Effort-hour Units

Provide detailed and credible explanations of complex estimates to internal and external customers

Requires negotiating skills and tradeoffs to generate acceptance

Perform assigned tasks related to establishing or implementing cost estimating databases using field, technical and commercial/industrial information that requires analysis and conversion

Perform trend analysis and evaluate data to support recommended alterations to databases

Present this information to upper management with recommendations for actions

Prepares discipline Change Order Estimates for use with Baseline Change Proposals

Develops and maintains project-level and control-account level specialty estimating schedules

Prepares the estimate analysis within the Discipline

Maintains established Specialty Estimating Systems, Procedures, and Manuals

May present information to management with recommendations on occasion

Qualification

Cost estimatingFinancial analysisProject managementAutomated accounting systemsConceptual estimatingTeam coordinationNegotiating skillsCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

A Master's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 2 years of practical experience

Bachelor's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent

An Associate's degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent

A high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent

Possesses strong personal computer skills

Requires considerable proficiency in the use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing required duties

Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule control at the tactical level is necessary

Knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project startup and construction

Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating, coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction techniques, labor, and equipment requirements

Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work condition impacts on costs is necessary

Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, construction, operations, estimating, scheduling, project controls, proposal development, and/or project management

Five years of experience demonstrating knowledge of desired area of subject matter expertise required

Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE 'Q' security clearance