Senior Project Cost Estimator - Triangle DeCon Services, Inc.

About Us

Triangle DeCon Services Inc. is a boutique full service real estate advisory firm with a focus on project development and construction management for our valued private developers and public organizations in Southern California. We are a young, energetic, ethical, professional, knowledgeable, customer-centric and multilingual team looking to deliver the most value to our clients and build/promote trust with them. Our team consists of licensed Professional Engineers (PE), certified Project Management Professionals (PMP), certified professional with Design Build Institute of America (DBIA), licensed General Building Contractor and other industry designations. We can provide entitlement, development, design, procurement, construction management, project management, expert witness and litigation support services on a variety of building types. Our experienced team have provided these services to successfully deliver various facilities for public school districts, college districts, universities, commercial developers, hospitality owners, multinational CM/PM consultants and other valued clients.

Job Summary

Are you looking to apply your skills and utilize your experience to make a difference in our community? Are you motivated to collaborate with a diverse team of professionals to deliver new projects for our clients? Triangle is waiting for you to join our team!

This is a full-time position with Los Angeles Unified School District. The Senior Project Cost Estimator is responsible for collecting, researching, and analyzing demographic and construction data to prepare accurate cost estimates for building projects. This role involves supervising the preparation of construction cost estimates, reviewing documentation to secure state and federal grants, and ensuring the accuracy of estimates provided by architects and engineers. The Cost Estimator will resolve discrepancies between district estimates and external submissions, analyze contractor bids, and oversee the approval of plans and specifications for public bidding. Additional responsibilities include conducting workshops on construction bidding procedures, estimating damages to district property, and supporting project managers in price negotiations. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in cost estimation for building construction, including two years in a supervisory capacity, and possess strong knowledge of local construction costs and change order management. A bachelor's degree in architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management is required, along with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform the collection, research and analysis of a broad range of demographic data sources such as student records, population data sets obtained from the district and local and state agencies
• 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 contractors claims and proposals for merit and accountability
• Performs related duties as assigned

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
• 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

Required Education:

• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelors degree in architecture,
  engineering or construction management

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan

• Health insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Paid time off

• Professional development training

• Education tuition reimbursement

• Participation in industry events

• Parental leave