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NV Energy · 3 months ago

Senior Cost Estimating Engineer

Reno, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

NV Energy is one of the premier energy companies in the West, providing electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada. The Senior Cost Estimating Engineer will review and understand various project documents, develop and review budgets and cost estimates, and analyze cost engineering trends for construction and maintenance projects.

EnergyNatural ResourcesRenewable Energy

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Prepares preliminary designs and evaluates detailed designs to develop cost estimates at various stages in the project evolution and evaluates resource requirements for construction and maintenance projects involving generation, substation, telecommunication, transmission, and distribution facilities

Prepares preliminary budget estimates using transmission and area planning engineering studies including substation and transmission one-line diagrams

Prepares budget estimates for capital projects to aid in the development of Company’s multi-year capital plan by working with asset management group

Reviews and understands detailed design drawings to perform material take-offs and analyze construction sequencing

Performs cost analyses and prepares detailed variance analyses to support the appropriation request and project change notice process

Participates with the project team in scoping of projects for engineering, construction, and contractual requirements

Maintains historical and material cost databases and application tools to aid future estimates and pricing schedules

Prepares engineering cost and project update reports as required

Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company

Performs related duties as assigned

Qualification

Industrial power systemsProject cost controlElectrical utility facility assessmentSubstation engineering designTransmission line engineering designCivil engineering designProtectionControl engineering designAnalytical skillsExcel spreadsheetsWord processingWritten communicationOral communicationInterpersonal skillsDetail orientedTime managementDecision-makingPresentation skillsOrganizational skills

Required

Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 5 years industry experience and PE license

If no PE license, must have 8 years' experience as a practicing Engineer

Demonstrated knowledge of industrial power systems or electrical utility power systems

Project cost control principles, theories, and concepts

Assessment skills to evaluate electrical utility facility conditions, determine resource requirements and accurately estimate costs

Design skills to understand substation engineering design, transmission line engineering design, civil engineering design, and protection and control engineering design

Construction work and a variety of the construction concepts, practices and procedures

Written and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Detail oriented, human relations, time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, interpersonal and organizational

Analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication

PCs, word processing, Excel spreadsheets

Company

NV Energy

NV Energy is an Electric services company which provides Electricity and Natural Gas.

Founded in 1906

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.nvenergy.com

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