Project Controls Estimator

Summary

The job is for a Project Controls Advisor at PM2CM, Inc., located in Los Angeles County, CA. The role involves consolidating project costs, developing cost estimates, and ensuring projects follow the governance process. A bachelor's degree in civil engineering is required, along with one year of construction industry experience.

Requirements

• Minimum of one year construction industry experience
• Understanding of civil engineering principles, practices, and tools
• Proficient in computer-assisted design (AutoCAD) and other design, data recording, and analyzation software
• Ability to read, interpret and understand engineering plans and schematics, and soils reports
• Capability to visualize the finished grade production
• Knowledge of Best Management Practices (BMP)
• Understanding of materials, methods, and tools involved in the construction or repair of buildings
• Understanding of safety regulations related to assigned projects
• Ability to identify and solve complex problems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to be both creative and analytical
• Extremely detail-oriented and accurate

Responsibilities

• Lead the effort to consolidate scope and cost for projects ranging from $25M to $1B+
• Ensure projects follow the governance process and assist the Project Manager with receiving executive approval throughout their lifecycle
• Aggregate and report on estimated project costs
• Develop responses to regulatory and legal data requests as it pertains to the estimated costs
• Be a subject matter expert on project estimation and aggregation methodology, including risk and contingency application
• Work with various departments to plan, schedule, and manage the process for gathering scope and cost for project aggregations
• Analyze cost estimates to verify they are in-line with historical benchmarks
• Manage supporting documentation for stage gate updates and regulatory filings
• Peer review project aggregations
• Prepare cost estimates for new Transmission & Distribution Substations, Rebuild/Expansion of Substations, Major Equipment Replacements, Protection Upgrades/SA3, and new Customer Substations