Responsibilities
-Prepares cost estimates for various estimate disciplines and provides guidance to junior staff.
-Prepares cost estimates, completes pricing and cost benchmarking validations, and provides specialty cost intelligence deliverables.
-Utilizes industry experience to develop cost estimates reflective of local market and project condition.
-Work involves complex or novel assignments requiring diversified knowledge of principles and practices in broad areas of assignments.
-Work requires the use of advanced techniques and the modification and extension of theories, precepts and practices
-Understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Microsoft Office Suite
-A professional designation such as RICS, CCE, CCM, AIA, PE, ASPE, AACEI, CVS, AVS, LEED AP, RA, or any appraisal or real estate licensure is preferred.
Requirements
-Bachelor’s degree in Construction, Quantity Surveying or a related field, plus seven years relevant experience
-Must be highly articulate, have clear and analytical approach to problem solving, and strong decision making
abilities. Must have excellent communication and presentation skills.
-Must have strong skills in CATO, electronic quantity takeoff, and Primavera.
-Knowledge of typical estimating program functionality and related WBS is preferred.
-Requires knowledge of local construction market in area of operation including pricing conventions and trends.
-Requires ability to prepare conceptual cost model estimates from limited information using local historic cost
information.
-Must thoroughly understand and utilize Information Technology in the performance of work including Internet,Intranet, Microsoft Windows OS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Project
