The E Group. · 16 hours ago
Senior Estimator
Richland, WA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $95/hr
10+ years expThe E Group is seeking a Senior Estimator to support Project Management at CGS. This role involves developing and overseeing project estimates, coordinating with stakeholders, and improving estimating processes.
Employee BenefitsEmploymentProfessional Services
Hiring Manager
Evelyn Collins
Responsibilities
Develop and/or oversee the development of project estimates, support planning & engineering groups in the development of all levels of estimates based on the scope of work. This is the primary function of this position and includes being a member of the project team and attending team meetings, reviewing plant and design drawings and plant design change (PDC) packages, performing plant walk downs with project managers, system engineers, etc
Estimating man hours for craft, create labor and professional service estimates to support any project using bids from vendors and contractors
Monitor labor market trends; work with procurement to monitor equipment and material pricing trends, determining tax liability for projects where applicable, etc
Support the development, maintenance, improvement, and monitoring of the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) Long-range Plan (LRP) used to determine Capital and Expense projects that populate the LRP in accordance with procedure requirements
Oversee and provide direction on project coordination activities as required to support development and ongoing maintenance of the annual project lists
Leverage existing solutions and applicable benchmarking data to ensure activities are efficient, complete, and accurate
Ensure key risks related to these activities have been identified and compensating internal controls are in place and institutionalized
Establish and monitor key financial indicators to evaluate and ensure financial predictability and accuracy
Attends management and project level meetings to represent and explain the basis for the estimates, estimate level of accuracy, and provide general support to project managers
Maintains the estimating database and historical estimating records as required
Attends department D 15 meetings, safety meetings, all hands meetings, and performs other miscellaneous tasks as required by supervision
Must support the biennial refueling outage
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and 10 years of industrial experience scoping and developing engineering, procurement and construction estimates including preliminary, rough order of magnitude, budgetary, and definitive estimating levels of accuracy may be as a result of Project Management responsibilities
OR
a High School diploma or GED and 12 years of industrial level experience scoping and developing engineering, procurement and construction estimates including preliminary, rough order of magnitude, budgetary, and definitive estimating levels of accuracy may be because of Project Management responsibilities. A minimum of 7 years of specific cost estimating experience is required and/or professional certifications proving estimating knowledge must be obtained from AACE and/or ASPE
Knowledge of industrial plant design, engineering, maintenance, and construction processes
Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Project, Word, and PowerPoint
Knowledge of professional project management principles
Knowledge of project estimating, reporting and cost analysis of project information
Well-developed skills in the areas of administration and time management
Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
Well-developed written and oral communications and presentation skills; comfortable speaking in front of groups
Strong teamwork skills
Develop and demonstrate an understanding of scope management
Strong analytical, mathematical, data checking skills
Skilled at interfacing/communicating with Senior Management
Ability to establish goals, set priorities, and maintain an awareness of interrelationships among activities
Preferred
Project estimating experience in a nuclear power plant – Commercial Nuclear
Knowledge of Commercial Nuclear plant systems and components, system interrelationships, design basis, and regulatory requirements (FSAR, industry codes including ASME and ANSI, etc.)
12 years or more of specific cost estimating experience
Undergraduate Degree in Engineering or Construction Management
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or other Project estimating specific certifications
MS / MBA Degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Engineering Management or Construction Management
Company
The E Group.
The E Group is a certified woman-owned business providing supplemental employees to the region’s most sought-after power projects.
201-500 employees
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