Senior Cost Estimator at Cumming in Los Angeles, California

Job Description:

Position Title: Senior Cost Estimator

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Req Id: JR100563

Time Type: Full time

Description:

At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 20 rankings in ENR. With over 50 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

Our firm is currently looking for a Senior Cost Estimator to be located in the Los Angeles, CA area. In this role you will oversee educational construction projects to ensure estimates and budgets aligns with the owner's requirements for the projects. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of one of the largest school bond programs in the country, supporting the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Plans, supervises, 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 contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability.

• Performs related duties as assigned

Knowledge & Skills Required:

• 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.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Required Education and Experience:

Education: BS in Construction Management, Engineering, QS, Architecture, or related field required.

Experience: 10 years full time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code, including two years in a supervisory capacity.

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Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

About_Us:

At Cumming Group, we are passionate about helping our clients execute large-scale, complex projects on-time and within budget. Our project and cost-management services are specifically tailored to each client’s needs and add meaningful value at every step of a project’s development.

Drawing on deep expertise in the communities and sectors we serve, we anticipate and solve problems, deliver solutions, and drive results. Since opening our doors in 1996, Cumming Group has grown to 50+ offices globally, and is now home to more than 1,950 team members – including many of the brightest minds in the industry.

Learn more about what a great organization we are at https://www.linkedin.com/company/cumming-group/about/

Cumming Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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