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    Lead Project Cost Estimator - Los Angeles, United States - Vanir Construction Management

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    About Vanir:

    Vanir has been exceeding client expectations since 1964. Our progressive growth and quality of service has led Vanir to become consistently ranked among the top construction management firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record. As we continue growing into new areas and markets, our focus is to maintain a team of creative, ambitious, and visionary individuals.

    Job Description:

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

    • Leads and supervises a team of Estimators, including designating daily assignments
    • Plans and participates in the preparation of 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
    • 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 contractors claims and proposals for merit and accountability
    • Performs related duties as assigned

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Graduation from a recognized college or degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
    • 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
    • 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

    Offered rate of compensation will be based on a variety of non-discriminatory factors, including education, qualifications, experience, and geographic location. The Salary range for this position is $189,000-$204,000.

    Benefits

    Vanir offers a comprehensive, competitive benefits package that includes 401(k) Savings with employer matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, health savings account (HSA) with employer contributions, life, AD&D and disability benefits, flexible spending account (FSA), voluntary benefits, Teladoc, pet insurance, paid time off, national employee assistance program (EAP) and employee referral program.

    How to Apply:

    If you're interested in working for Vanir please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at

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    Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

    We Participate in E-Verify

    Pursuant to the Ban The Box Act/Fair Chance Initiative, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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