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Lead Project Cost Estimator

3 months ago

Los Angeles, California, United States PMCS Group Full time
Job Description

Job Description

Position Description :


A seasoned and hands-on quantity surveyor or estimator with extensive experience in personally and independently preparing preconstruction (schematic, Design Development, 50% and 100% Construction Documents) cost estimates.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • 15 years full time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for major/complex type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building codes, including three years in a supervisory capacity.
  • Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in developing conceptual and preconstruction cost estimates for complex school building projects
  • Ability to prepare cost estimates quickly in a fast- paced working environment
  • 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 proposal
  • Good oral and written communications skills

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plans and prepares 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
Lead Project Cost Estimator

  • 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
  • Leads and supervises a team of Estimators, including designating daily assignments
  • Performs related duties as assigned

Submission Requirements:
At a minimum, the candidate's professional resume must include the following:

  • List of all Educational Achievements
  • List of all Professional Licenses or Certificates
  • List of Awards Received
Detailed Employment History with each company or government agency including:

  • Name & Contact Information of the firm or agency
  • Start Date and End Date (Month & Year)
  • Positions Held
  • List of Projects/Programs Managed including project value, location of assignment, roles and responsibilities and contribution to each project

Company Description PMCS Group is a full service project management, construction management and inspection services firm with over 18 years' experience in successful project delivery.

Since our inception in 2005, our team has supported numerous entities and public works projects in the Southern California region.

Our team is currently supporting entities such as the City of Los Angeles, Bureaus of Engineering, Sanitation, and Street Services; Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; Port of Long Beach; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and; California State University Long Beach, to name a few.

Our team's commitment to partnering has led to the successful delivery of over $4B worth of projects without any claims.


PMCS has expanded our expertise into the private sector, particularly focusing on large scale advanced technology and mission critical projects.

Our team has delivered microchip manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, labs and large scale data center facilities. We've expanded our reach into Northern California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and other states.

PMCS supports entities such as QTS Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Cologix Data Centers, Intel, Lam Research, Samsung, TSMC, and others.


PMCS Group's project portfolio also includes numerous public facility projects, such as the Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 20 project, major water resource projects, including the City of LA / LAWA Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility Project, and major educational projects, like the California State University Long Beach Parkside North Housing Residence Project.

We bring extensive transportation and infrastructure project experience, including our work as a joint venture partner on LACMTA's Purple Line Project and our work on LA County Department of Public Works' Santa Anita dam.


We believe that every project success is based on partnering, collaboration, and consolidating resource pools to provide our clients with the optimum balance of flexibility and responsiveness needed to achieve high quality results for the best value.

Company Description


PMCS Group is a full service project management, construction management and inspection services firm with over 18 years' experience in successful project delivery.

Since our inception in 2005, our team has supported numerous entities and public works projects in the Southern California region.

Our team is currently supporting entities such as the City of Los Angeles, Bureaus of Engineering, Sanitation, and Street Services; Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; Port of Long Beach; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and; California State University Long Beach, to name a few.

Our team's commitment to partnering has led to the successful delivery of over $4B worth of projects without any claims.

\r\rPMCS has expanded our expertise into the private sector, particularly focusing on large scale advanced technology and mission critical projects.

Our team has delivered microchip manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, labs and large scale data center facilities. We've expanded our reach into Northern California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and other states.

PMCS supports entities such as QTS Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Cologix Data Centers, Intel, Lam Research, Samsung, TSMC, and others.

\r\rPMCS Group's project portfolio also includes numerous public facility projects, such as the Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 20 project, major water resource projects, including the City of LA / LAWA Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility Project, and major educational projects, like the California State University Long Beach Parkside North Housing Residence Project.

We bring extensive transportation and infrastructure project experience, including our work as a joint venture partner on LACMTA's Purple Line Project and our work on LA County Department of Public Works' Santa Anita dam.

\r\rWe believe that every project success is based on partnering, collaboration, and consolidating resource pools to provide our clients with the optimum balance of flexibility and responsiveness needed to achieve high quality results for the best value.
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