Senior Cost Engineer

2 weeks ago

Vienna, United States M.C. Dean, Inc. Full time
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We're seeking people driven to excellence and inspired by the way engineering and innovation improves lives, enhances customer outcomes, and changes the world for the better. As an employee at M.C. Dean, you will join forces with more than 5,100 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.

M.C. Dean's estimation department is seeking an Senior Cost Engineer/ Electrical Estimator/ to join our team at our headquarters in Tysons, VA.The Senior Electrical Estimatorrole willwork on electrical construction projectsbid and proposals through construction phase to completion, ensuring the work complies with all standards, specifications and budgets.

Responsibilities:
  • Develop budgets and cost codes for projects; assist in the preparation of technical proposals, to include assisting in the design and writing the scope of work, management plans, work sequence, safety, quality control and commissioning.
  • Gather data and assist in preparing bid proposal estimates and design/build proposals.
  • Develop and present clear and detailed project scopes to the customer and meeting with potential customers to present proposals.
  • Run day-to-day operations of a project or sub-section of a project.
  • Develop project schedules utilizing the Critical Path Method; assign cost and manpower to the schedule to provide cash and manpower forecasting.
  • Understand plans and specifications to identify the types and grades of materials and equipment needed and to ensure compliance with project requirements.
  • Gather data and assist in preparing bid proposal estimates and design/build proposals.
  • Perform take-offs from drawings; price change orders.
  • Understand and apply cost fundamentals; maintaining current, accurate information on prices from suppliers and contractors.
  • Identify value added solutions and cost saving methods.
  • Establish labor and productivity rates.
  • Identify change orders and ensuring effective resolution.
  • Price, track and manage change orders.
  • Managing coordination, detailing logs, schedule, design development logs and criteria compliance matrix.
  • Assisting in Field Inspections / productivity tracking.
Education
  • Three (3) to Five (5) years of experience with a Master's degree.
  • Five (5) to seven (7) years of experience with a B.S. in Electrical, Civil, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management.
  • Eight (8) to ten (10) years of experience with a related associates degree.
  • Ten (10) to twelve (12) years of experience with a High School diploma or GED.
Requirements:
  • Proficient with MS Office Suite and Autocad; experience using sophisticated Estimating, Project Mgmt and Scheduling software.
  • Experience reading and interpreting blueprints.
  • Knowledge of design principles, relevant codes, and safety standards.
  • Familiarity with electrical equipment, materials and specifications.
  • Experience with contract documents such as contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendum, specifications, and change orders.
  • Experience or exposure to Technical writing.
  • Proven ability to effectively plan and organize one's own activities or the activities of others.
  • 2-3 years experience working in the communications field with added experience in the electrical field preferred.
  • Familiarity with electrical equipment, materials and specifications.Experience reading and interpreting blueprints.
  • Experience with contract documents such as contract drawings, subcontracts, contract addendum.
  • Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of electrical plans, blueprints and drawings.
  • Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize and accomplish work.
  • Generating high quality work.
  • Working well with others in order to reach a common goal.
  • Must successfully pass a background check.
  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite is required.
Desired Skills:
  • Local candidates preferred.
  • MS Project, P6, and Accubid are preferred software.
  • LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).
  • Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA).
  • Journeyman Electrician License
  • E License, EIT License
Abilities:
  • Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
  • Sitting for extended periods of time.
  • Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
  • Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
  • Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
  • Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
  • Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
  • Identify and understand the speech of another person.

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