Electrical & Instrumentation Estimator, NS&E

Requisition ID: 277942 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Various Bechtel Project Locations 

 

 

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Job Summary:

Prepares and supports Electrical and Instrumentation discipline estimates for Nuclear, Security and Environmental global business unit projects and proposal activities. Provides estimating assistance to projects, develops conceptual estimates, and performs cost analysis. Responsible for assisting in the development of discipline/service estimates, developing, and updating historical databases. This is a full-time remote role with limited travel to support projects and proposal efforts. #LI-LO1

 

Major Responsibilities:

The following duties are performed with respect to Electrical and Instrumentation Estimate Execution, the process of conducting an evaluation of services and/or capital cost elements for the project or effort as defined by an agreed-upon scope that will be used to make key management decisions:

• Performs quantity takeoffs for the electrical and instrumentation discipline or commodity specialty using design drawings. Collects, reconciles, and verifies data for summary comparisons. 
• Applies unit rates (cost and job hours) to quantities and performs portions of the total cost estimate within a discipline or commodity specialty using standard estimating templates.
• Produces cost estimates using crew-based approach including formation of crews from multiple crafts.
• Prepares portions of estimates by estimating detail pricing for manual labor rates (capital cost estimates) and/or field office non-manual labor and other direct costs (ODC) in addition to home office labor and ODCs.
• Develops cost models for travel, relocation, automation and ODCs computations.
• Generates field indirect and distributable costs using detailed guidelines and/or standard templates.
• Provides input to estimate basis documentation capturing assumptions, rationale, scope inclusions and exclusions for specific contributions.
• Supports reporting efforts and estimate summary presentations for estimate reviews. 
• Quantifies and spreads escalation based on project schedule and estimated costs.
• Calculates project cash flows and the corresponding time value of money as the cost of working capital and generates payment schedules.

 

The following duties are performed with respect to Project/Site Management Support, the process of providing support services to projects/sites in the form of external cost analysis and estimate reviews in addition to estimate-to-budget conve