DIRECTOR, COST ESTIMATING (CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION)

Serves as primary member of the estimating team with the overall responsibility for the creation of budgets and estimates, and provides direction and oversees an independent project, specific cost estimating, and analysis group within Metro's Office of Program Management.

• Provides direction and oversight of the cost estimating and cost / price analysis activities, methods, and processes for all projects bid
• Reviews project plans and specifications and coordinates with the team to confirm complete scope
• Develops, establishes, and manages the implementation of goals, objectives, policies, standardized procedures, and work standards for the cost estimating function
• Assists in the development and modification of Metro's long- and short-range transit plans
• Directs the preparation and administration of the division budget for area of responsibility
• Confers with Metro management regarding cost estimating and cost / price analysis
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, and Metro rules, regulations, and policies
• Analyzes complaints occurring in performance of cost estimates and cost / price analysis
• Develops strategies to resolve potential problems on major cost estimates and cost / price analysis
• Represents Metro in meetings with representatives of governmental agencies and professional and business organizations
• Monitors developments related to Estimating Department and evaluates the impact upon Metro operations; recommends and implements policy and procedural improvements
• Schedules and participates in scope definition and fact-finding meetings
• Negotiates resolution of cost estimating and pricing issues; develops change orders
• Prepares comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Develops, manages, and conducts training for estimating resources
• Supervises, mentors, and motivates assigned staff
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out.

May be required to perform other related job duties.

Minimum Requirements :

A combination of education and / or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes :

Education

Experience

Certifications / Licenses / Special Requirements

Preferred Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

Knowledge of :

defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

Skill in :

defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

Ability to :

defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

Special Conditions :

Working Conditions :

Physical Effort Required :

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