Senior Project Cost Estimator

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Job description

About Vanir:
Vanir is a proud minority- and woman-owned company, recognized as a national leader in program, project and construction management (PMCM) and real estate development. Since 1964, we have consistently exceeded client expectations. Ranked as a top PMCM firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR) for more than three decades, our award-winning team provides a full range of services to public and private sector clients in the aviation; healthcare; education (K-12 and higher); justice and essential services; science and technology; state and local government; transportation; water and wastewater; energy; and commercial, residential and nonprofit markets.

Job Description:
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Plans, supervises, and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or
other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications

Prepares and reviews cost estimates and forms and other materials submitted to secure State and/or
federal grants and loans from school aid programs and represents the District on matters pertinent to
securing such funds

Checks construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for
accuracy and completeness and compares them with District estimates

Confers with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates
and District estimates for each project and negotiates agreements on preliminary estimates of
construction costs

Makes studies and prepares reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction
cost estimate

Checks segregations of contract costs as estimated by building contractors and recommends
acceptance or rejection as a basis for progress payments

Analyzes change orders on construction work under contract and approves or rejects extras or
credits submitted

Prepares or reviews cost estimates for projects

Establishes and maintains procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects
and submission of approved projects to public bidding

Develops methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated
construction costs compared with actual costs

Conducts and participates in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors
relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating

Estimates costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disaster, and major acts of
vandalism

Establishes budgets for school building projects

Assists other branches with related functions

Prepares preliminary and final independent cost estimates of projects for comparison with designer or
contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position

Prepares change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating
position

Provides support in price negotiations

Prepares claim analyses and estimates

Reviews contractor's claims and proposals for merit and accountability

Performs related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree with emphasis in technical disciplines such as engineering, construction management or architecture

10 years full time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for type
I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code, including two years in a
supervisory capacity

Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs

Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders

Ability to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify
differences

Ability to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of
those scopes of work independent of the contractor

Good oral and written communications skills

Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $131,500-$146,500.

Benefits

Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.

How to Apply:
If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at .

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Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

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Pursuant to the Ban The Box Act/Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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