LAUSD Senior Project Cost Estimator

Duties:

• Conduct takeoff / quantity survey and prepare detailed professional Plans, supervises, and participates in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications from concept to bid documents
• Manage a team of professional estimators in delivering professional construction cost estimating services to various entities
• Maintain good, healthy, professional client relationships, and provide leadership for continuously improving the process for estimating
• Prepares and reviews cost estimates and forms and other materials submitted to secure State and/or federal grants and loans from school aid programs and represents the District on matters pertinent to securing such funds
• Checks construction cost estimates submitted by commissioned architects and engineers for accuracy and completeness and compares them with District estimates
• Confers with commissioned architects and engineers to resolve differences in their cost estimates and District estimates for each project and negotiates agreements on preliminary estimates of construction costs
• Makes studies and prepares reports when contractors' bids vary widely from the agreed construction cost estimate
• Checks segregations of contract costs as estimated by building contractors and recommends acceptance or rejection as a basis for progress payments
• Analyzes change orders on construction work under contract and approves or rejects extras or credits submitted
• Prepares or reviews cost estimates for projects
• Establishes and maintains procedures for approval of plans and specifications for building projects and submission of approved projects to public bidding
• Develops methods for maintaining data used in records, charts, and graphs reflecting estimated construction costs compared with actual costs
• Conducts and participates in seminars and workshops with staff and minority contractors relative to school construction bidding procedures, contracts, and cost estimating
• Estimates costs of damages to District property caused by fire, natural disaster, and major acts of vandalism
• Establishes budgets for school building projects
• Assists other branches with related functions
• Prepares preliminary and final independent cost estimates of projects for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position
• Prepares change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish negotiating position
• Provides support in price negotiations
• Prepares claim analyses and estimates
• Reviews contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability

Compensation:

The pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Actual compensation will be dependent on factors such as individual’s qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Work Authorization:

In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Simplex Construction Management, Inc. will only hire individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Candidates must be authorized to work lawful in the US without sponsorship from Simplex.

Notice to Third Party Agencies:

Simplex Construction Management, Inc. does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing or employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that the applicant’s resume will become property of Simplex.

Requirements

Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Simplex is required. 

This is an on-site, long term job. You must be in located in Southern California. NO relocation funds, and NO per diem.

Required Experience:

• 10 years full time paid professional experience in the preparation of complete cost estimates for type I, II, or III, and V building construction as defined by the State building code, including two years in a supervisory capacity
• 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
• Good oral and written communications skills

Required Education:

Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in architecture, engineering or construction management.

Benefits

• 401 K Retirement account (enrollment date is subject to meeting the eligibility

requirements/guidelines)

• Medical/Dental Insurance (enrollment date is subject to eligibility requirements/guidelines)

• Paid Time Off (PTO): 200 hours broken down as follows:

o Paid sick leave (40 hours)

o Paid vacation days (80 hours)

o Paid holidays – holidays will coincide with the client’s holiday schedule (estimated 80 hours)