Senior Project Cost Estimator - Facilities Construction - Dabri, Inc

About Dabri:
Dabri, Inc. is a professional program management, infrastructure engineering, and construction management consulting firm, serving Northern and Southern California Area since 2001. We provide project management, engineering, construction management, cost estimating, scheduling, QA/QC, project controls, change management, and general consulting services for public and private projects; specialized in a wide range of market sectors including transportation, infrastructure, water/wastewater, aviation, recreation, educational, and healthcare facilities.

Dabri, Inc. is seeking an experienced Project Cost Estimator which experience in educational facilities to support the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in planning, supervision, and preparation of construction project estimates . If you are looking for an exciting opportunity to join a growing team of dedicated managers and engineers, we're interested in meeting with you.

Duties:

• Conduct takeoff / quantity survey and prepare detailed professional Plans, supervises, and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications from concept to bid documents
• Manage a team of professional estimators in delivering professional construction cost estimating services to various entities
• Maintain good, healthy, professional client relationships, and provide leadership for continuously improving the process for estimating
• 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

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management
• 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
• 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

Qualified female and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.

If you are meeting the above experience and education requirements, and are interested in joining our team of professionals, please submit a resume in Word format, with detailed project descriptions, a list of all educational achievements, professional licenses and certificates, expected salary or hourly, and three references.

The candidate must have either a green card or a permit to work (US Citizen).
No visa sponsorship is available.

No relocation assistance is allowed.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $130,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year

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