Staff Electrical Estimator
Arcadis
- Washington DC
- $70,800-122,130 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Communicate with client directly regarding their portion of the project
- Client interaction but not as main client contact
- Collaborate with external stakeholders to gain an in-depth understanding of their needs to resolve stakeholder issues, provide solutions and contribute to ongoing client satisfaction"
- Work independently within established financial systems to monitor and review project costs and variances on small commercial/regeneration/residential projects to control cost variables
- Deliver/assist in managing small- to medium-scale cost projects or significant components of cost management assignments, ensuring the delivery of the required scope of work within set deadlines
- Understand and comply with business risk and present any project concerns or issues to senior managers to ensure the project is not adversely impacted
- Provide advice to colleagues on principles of risk management to ensure adherence to the organization's risk and compliance processes
- Analyze and review a range of data to collate trends and prepare documentation such as delivery plans, providing advice and making recommendations to support cost and commercial management decision making
- Use own knowledge and experience to review and analyze existing cost and commercial management processes and policies, sharing knowledge and taking an active involvement in service improvement and innovation
- Interact with internal and external customers, applying technical knowledge to complete complex, professional-level tasks to ensure projects/programs can be delivered to meet customer expectations
- Provide specialist technical advice and guidance within area, supporting others with cost management queries and actively sharing knowledge to inform colleagues and provide a high level of service to clients
- In-depth technical knowledge of Electrical Construction Estimating field, including construction processes and cost and commercial management
- Demonstration of self-management and prioritization skills, with the ability to work under pressure
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and third parties
- Demonstrated expertise in measurement and pricing
- Able to understand the overall structure of the estimate
- Able to focus on an entire project rather than a limited portion
- May supervise lower levels on pieces of project work, providing mentorship and training
- May work on two or three projects concurrently
- Responsible for parts of total estimate for overall project
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying)
- Attainment of, or near attainment of, relevant professional certification(i.e., Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering [AACE] or similar)
- 5 or more years’ relevant experience, including experience delivering analysis and insights