Director, Estimating

1 week ago

Orlando, United States Universal Creative Full time

While this position is not currently available, we expect it to become vacant at a later date and are beginning sourcing efforts. Although we are not actively recruiting for this role at the moment, we encourage you to send us your resume if you wish to be considered when the opportunity arises. A recruiter will reach out to you should the position open and align with your background and experience.

JOB SUMMARY

Generate initial project budget estimates for all projects ranging from new Retail, Restaurants and Attractions Resort Hotels to entirely new Theme Parks. Completes subsequent estimates as the projects progress through design, to compare to budget. Includes management of in-house estimators and contracted estimating firms, both U.S. and Internationally based, for various scopes of work.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Reviews initial budget estimates for new projects including estimate refinements prepared by the individual project estimators or outside estimating firms.
  2. Reviews continually evolving design documents and estimates prepared at each stage of the design by the project estimators or outside estimating firms to ensure the projects are tracking on budget. Includes working with project teams located in various cities and countries.
  3. Performs function of lead estimator for large scopes of work, which requires supervision of in-house or contracted estimating resources, as scope of work indicates.
  4. Assists project team with contractor change order negotiation on larger scopes.
  5. Researches market conditions for cost trends and local means and methods (both locally and internationally). Develops location cost factors and escalation factors. Analyzes Universal Creative historical costs and disseminates to appropriate year and location. Incorporates current and historic costs into a central database. Develops comparisons for various attractions and non-attraction facilities.
  6. Develops conceptual Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates for projects prior to and in Blue Sky Phase to develop initial costs for business unit financial analysis.
  7. Creates “value engineering” (VE) components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
  8. Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
  9. Performs other duties as assigned.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Individual must be capable of presenting his cost estimates to upper management level positions, including Presidents of Universal Orlando and Universal Studios Hollywood, and President and Chief Operating Officer for Universal Parks & Resorts. In addition, individual will be required to interface with our third-party clients on International projects for large scale Resort and Theme Park developments.

SCOPE

Individual will be responsible for developing detailed estimates to support the submittal and approval process for all major capital projects that are managed by Universal Creative. Projects will range from $5-500 million for individual facilities, hotels, and attractions, and up to $1-2 billion for International Theme Park development. In addition, this individual will be responsible for the development of a comprehensive database from the past projects to assist in the improvement of the accuracy of our project budgeting on all projects.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related business fields is required. Master’s degree in Construction Management or Business Administration preferred.

EXPERIENCE

10-15 years’ on-site construction and estimating experience on retail, food, hotel, theme parks and themed entertainment projects, knowledge of show and ride estimating and facility impacts required; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 15-20 years’ on-site construction and estimating experience for owners and/or contractors in the Resort/Entertainment field of commercial construction; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

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