Director Estimating

The Director of Estimating is responsible for providing cost estimates for Airport Food & Beverage and Retail facilities.

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Essential Functions :

• Collaborates with Design, Procurement, Project Management, Restaurant Development Portfolio managers, Business Development Finance, Developers and company Executives.
• Interprets the Request for Proposals from airports and design criteria to ensure an accurate CapEx estimate.
• Works directly with the Procurement and Design teams to ensure the accuracy of estimate through the review of the renderings and floor plans to ensure we are still on budget.
• Produces detailed and conceptual estimates for renovations, conversions, and new builds of Food & Beverage and Retail locations.
• Reviews drawings and provides updated estimates at 10%, 30% and 90% to ensure budget is adhered to; if not within budget, identifies the magnitude of the cost over-run.
• Provides value engineering (VE) ideas and suggestions as needed during all stages of each project.
• Analyzes for the Project Director the general contractor and FF&E bids and scope changes for accuracy in quantities and pricing; highlights any areas of concern for the PD.
• Utilizes and maintains companies program management ftp site (USGN) estimating module.
• Provides capital comparison and analysis by market and project type for each project estimated to validate cost versus historical data.
• Provides reports from database project costs, project comparisons, and track department performance against budgets and cost per square foot goals.
• Creates and maintains project costs database.

Reporting Relationship :

The Director of Estimating reports into the Senior Director, Design & Construction Program Support.

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