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Are you an experienced construction cost estimator with a passion for precision and expertise in school building projects? We re looking for a professional with 7 years of experience in construction cost estimating, strong knowledge of local labor and material costs, and proven skills in preparing detailed estimates, analyzing contractor claims, and supporting negotiations. If you excel at developing scopes of work from RFI/RFC answers and have strong communication skills, this is your chance to make an impact. Join us and help shape the future of school building projects!
Minimum Required Qualifications:
- Minimum of 7 years full time paid professional experience in construction cost estimating of all divisions for facilities or school building construction projects
- 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
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor s degree in Architecture, Engineering or Construction Management.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Prepares preliminary and final independent detailed cost estimates of school building projects for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position
- Prepares detailed change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating position
- Provides support in price negotiations
- Prepares claim analyses and estimates
- Prepares detailed estimates of construction costs based on drawings, specs and sketches
- Reviews contractor s claims and proposals for merit and accountability
- Performs related duties as assigned
Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
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PMCS Group is a full service project management, construction management and inspection services firm with over 18 years experience in successful project delivery. Since our inception in 2005, our team has supported numerous entities and public works projects in the Southern California region. Our team is currently supporting entities such as the City of Los Angeles, Bureaus of Engineering, Sanitation, and Street Services; Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; Port of Long Beach; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and; California State University Long Beach, to name a few. Our team s commitment to partnering has led to the successful delivery of over $4B worth of projects without any claims.
PMCS has expanded our expertise into the private sector, particularly focusing on large scale advanced technology and mission critical projects. Our team has delivered microchip manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, labs and large scale data center facilities. We ve expanded our reach into Northern California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and other states. PMCS supports entities such as QTS Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Cologix Data Centers, Intel, Lam Research, Samsung, TSMC, and others.
PMCS Group s project portfolio also includes numerous public facility projects, such as the Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 20 project, major water resource projects, including the City of LA / LAWA Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility Project, and major educational projects, like the California State University Long Beach Parkside North Housing Residence Project. We bring extensive transportation and infrastructure project experience, including our work as a joint venture partner on LACMTA s Purple Line Project and our work on LA County Department of Public Works Santa Anita dam.
We believe that every project success is based on partnering, collaboration, and consolidating resource pools to provide our clients with the optimum balance of flexibility and responsiveness needed to achieve high quality results for the best value.
PMCS has expanded our expertise into the private sector, particularly focusing on large scale advanced technology and mission critical projects. Our team has delivered microchip manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, labs and large scale data center facilities. We ve expanded our reach into Northern California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and other states. PMCS supports entities such as QTS Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Cologix Data Centers, Intel, Lam Research, Samsung, TSMC, and others.
PMCS Group s project portfolio also includes numerous public facility projects, such as the Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 20 project, major water resource projects, including the City of LA / LAWA Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility Project, and major educational projects, like the California State University Long Beach Parkside North Housing Residence Project. We bring extensive transportation and infrastructure project experience, including our work as a joint venture partner on LACMTA s Purple Line Project and our work on LA County Department of Public Works Santa Anita dam.
We believe that every project success is based on partnering, collaboration, and consolidating resource pools to provide our clients with the optimum balance of flexibility and responsiveness needed to achieve high quality results for the best value.
Company Description
PMCS Group is a full service project management, construction management and inspection services firm with over 18 years experience in successful project delivery. Since our inception in 2005, our team has supported numerous entities and public works projects in the Southern California region. Our team is currently supporting entities such as the City of Los Angeles, Bureaus of Engineering, Sanitation, and Street Services; Los Angeles County Department of Public Works; Port of Long Beach; Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority; Los Angeles Unified School District; Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), and; California State University Long Beach, to name a few. Our team s commitment to partnering has led to the successful delivery of over $4B worth of projects without any claims.
PMCS has expanded our expertise into the private sector, particularly focusing on large scale advanced technology and mission critical projects. Our team has delivered microchip manufacturing facilities, cleanrooms, labs and large scale data center facilities. We ve expanded our reach into Northern California, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and other states. PMCS supports entities such as QTS Data Centers, Vantage Data Centers, Cologix Data Centers, Intel, Lam Research, Samsung, TSMC, and others.
PMCS Group s project portfolio also includes numerous public facility projects, such as the Port of Long Beach Fireboat Station 20 project, major water resource projects, including the City of LA / LAWA Argo Drain Sub-Basin Facility Project, and major educational projects, like the California State University Long Beach Parkside North Housing Residence Project. We bring extensive transportation and infrastructure project experience, including our work as a joint venture partner on LACMTA s Purple Line Project and our work on LA County Department of Public Works Santa Anita dam.
We believe that every project success is based on partnering, collaboration, and consolidating resource pools to provide our clients with the optimum balance of flexibility and responsiveness needed to achieve high quality results for the best value.
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