What are the responsibilities and job description for the GSP Controls Specialist - Estimator position at Planet Forward?
Overview : Overview :
Seeking an Estimator to provide estimates for utility construction projects. Must have experience with power generation utilities and knowledge base of major power station systems, operations, and familiarity with utility project management processes.
This estimating work will largely be for capital budget planning, involving hundreds of estimates. The type of estimator we are looking for is one that can handle creating a large number of budgetary estimates, using either vendor quotes, history, or vendor proposals, at varying degrees of confidence. Confidence intervals in the information backing the estimate determine contingency percentages. Industry norms would say most of our estimates that we produce are at a LEVEL 3 OR 4. If you have experience performing a large number of high-level budgetary estimates, please call out that experience in your resume and candidate submittal. This will be the #1 question on any interview.
Anticipated work schedule is 40 hours a week, occasional opportunities for overtime based on workload during peak budget development periods.
Job Summary :
- Provides estimates for utility construction projects between $500K - $200M (Capital improvement projects, new construction, outage projects, O&M projects, and Asset Retirement Obligation projects).
- Provides original or revised project estimates in support of the annual Capital Budget development process, typically involving up to five hundred estimates.
- Provides estimate support during state or federal regulatory reviews including a review of all estimates supporting the latest approved Capital Budget.
- Estimating with timely roll-out and execution of the entire estimate deliverable process.
- Assesses and accounts for project financial (estimation) risk through collaboration with the project team and stakeholders.
- Identifying and estimating labor, materials, equipment, services, and other costs for projects.
- Work with Project Controls Coordinator on initiatives to streamline and improve estimating processes.
Qualifications :
Administrative :
The Estimator will self-manage travel between assigned sites as required, if multiple sites are included in the job posting specifics.
