Project Cost Estimator

Position Type: Contract (1 year, could go longer)

Position Location: Pasadena, TX

Position Salary: Up to $82/HR (Depending on Experience)

Schedule: 9/80 hybrid

Responsibilities:

• Estimating and validating a wide variety/size of chemical processing (expense/capital) construction projects at multiple company locations/sites.
• Develop Phase/FEL 1 (Concept) thru Phase/FEL 3 (Definitive) Estimates and Estimate Basis’s
• Validate 3rdParty Engineering Estimates
• Maintain/Build/Improve our past project estimate database, metrics, tools, processes.
• Evaluate/validate contractor & vendor quotes.
• Read/Evaluate/Perform take-offs on typical plant engineering deliverables, drawings, data, MTO’s etc. to develop estimate specs/quantities.
• Coordinate project estimate kick-offs/walk-downs/quote reviews
• Complete estimate final reviews with project teams/construction groups/turn-around groups.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma / GED a minimum; Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering or business is highly preferred
• 5+ years of estimating experience with similar plant projects (extensive knowledge of piping/equipment) and recent experiences estimating/validating multiple +$5 MM projects.
• Strong Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) skills.
• Able to complete project walk-downs in typical (TX) plant conditions.
• Ability to read and speak English fluently.
• Familiar with a wide variety of project types, estimating practices/methods, risk/contingency development, and commercial/estimating terminologies.
• 10+ Years in a similar lead/senior estimating role in an Owner/Operator environment with multiple projects over $20 MM is preferred
• SAP experience within project/budget costs oversight/management is preferred
• AACE Membership and CEP certification is preferred
• Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) is preferred