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    Lead Project Cost Estimator - Los Angeles, United States - ARCADIS

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    ARCADIS Los Angeles, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Arcadis is seeking a Lead Project Cost Estimator to support our Places infrastructure group in Los Angeles, CA. This position is a client site based position.

    Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

    We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

    Role description:

    As the Lead Project Cost Estimator you will lead and supervise a team of Estimators, including designating assignments. You will participate in the preparation of construction cost estimates of budlings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications. Preparing and reviewing cost estimates and other materials submitted to secure state and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs. is also part of your responsibilities.

    Role accountabilities:
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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 and provides support in price negotiations
    • Reviews contractor's claims and proposals for merit and accountability
    Skills and Abilities:
    • 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
    • Ability to prepare cost estimates quickly in a fast- paced working environment
    Qualifications & Experience:
    • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline
    • 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
    • Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs
    • Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders
    Why Arcadis?

    We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

    You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

    Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

    Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

    Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

    We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

    Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $120,000 - $190,000

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