Senior Construction Cost Estimator

2 days ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Element Consulting, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Senior Construction Cost Estimator

Element Consulting, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Senior Construction Cost Estimator to join our team. As a key member of our construction management team, you will be responsible for planning, supervising, and participating in the preparation of construction cost estimates for various projects.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Plan, supervise, and participate in the preparation of construction cost estimates for buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications.
  • Prepare and review cost estimates and forms submitted to secure State and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs.
  • Check construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for accuracy and completeness.
  • Confer with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates and District estimates for each project.
  • Analyze change orders on construction work under contract and approve or reject extras or credits submitted.
  • Establish and maintain procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects and submission of approved projects to public bidding.
  • Develop methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated construction costs compared with actual costs.
  • Conduct and participate in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating.
Requirements:
  • 10 years of full-time paid professional experience in quantity surveying and the preparation of pre-construction and cost estimates for type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code.
  • Three years of experience 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 estimate the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal.
  • Good oral and written communications skills.
Education:
  • Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Architecture or Engineering or Construction Management.

At Element Consulting, Inc., we are dedicated to providing clients with responsible and innovative solutions to their project needs. If you are a motivated and experienced construction cost estimator looking for a new challenge, please submit your application.



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