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 contract for PM/CM 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.
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
Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor's degree in Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management.
