Project Estimator

Requisition ID: 274541 

•  Relocation Authorized: National - Family 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Kingston, GA 

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

 

Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

Bechtel Manufacturing and Technology (M&T) is an exciting and growing business that serves the increasing demand of EPC services for customers in the semiconductor (manufacturing facilities and supply chain); electric vehicle (batteries, charging infrastructure, and production); synthetic materials; and data center markets.

 

M&T strives to exceed our customer objectives through utilizing our agility, innovative technologies, and world class talent. M&T will solve the industries toughest challenges, building both our company and the world for the future.

 

Headquartered in the U.S. with employees in various states, M&T also has colleagues in the United Kingdom, India, and other locations while we actively pursue exciting opportunities in other parts of the world. We are looking for talented people to join our team that are passionate about making a difference and contributing to historical projects that will have a lasting impact on society. 

 

Position Summary

This position will perform cost estimating, generate capital cost and/or services estimates; review and determine reasonableness of subcontractor quotes, perform data analysis identifying problems and make recommendations; and control activities for the project. This position supports estimate development, subcontractor bid analysis, and provides technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated. Executes simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters.

 

Responsibilities

• Prepares services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing
• Prepares cost/schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations
• Provides input on the level of effort required (cost/job hours) through coordination with functions and/or vendors and consolidates input for costing
• Performs quantity takeoffs from design drawings for multidiscipline sections and customizes forms, etc. to reflect best effort
• Prepares detail pricing for field manual labor, field subcontractors, other direct costs
• Produces capital cost costs estimate using a crew-based approach including formation of crews from multiple disciplines; provides detail pricing for manual labor rates
• Develops unit rates for discipline specific items as required
• Assists in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial Design Build design documents
• Prepares basis and assumption documentation denoting rationale, inclusions, and exclusions
• Reviews and compares subcontractor quotations and change orders with RS Means or other estimating publications
• Prepares independent estimate to validate reasonableness of subcontractor quotes or change requests
• Prepares subcontractor bid analysis and compares to market rates, RS means or other available information.
• Assists in developing unit staffing, job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft distribution reference data, etc., based on analysis of Bechtel and industry experience. Performs data analysis, identifies problems, and makes recommendations. Identifies or defines data sources and techniques for data acquisition
• Prepares reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by supervisor; participates in estimate reviews and presentations, as appropriate
• Researches, develops, and maintains costs, quantities, ratios and metrics of the historical cost databases. Understands the data and various sources of data. Extracts non-standard