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Senior Cost Estimator
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Posted today
About the Role
About the Position: Serves as a Senior Cost Estimator providing specialized expertise on the development of estimated construction costs and construction methods for a variety of complex Civil Works and Hazardous Toxic Radioactive Waste projects including Navigation, Shore Protection, Flood Control, Ecosystem Restoration, and Operations and Maintenance.
What You'll Do
- →Develop construction cost estimates and other cost engineering work products for a variety of large, complex civil works and HTRW projects in the planning, design, and construction phases.
- →Interpret, evaluate, and utilize complex technical data and analyses in order to make sound cost engineering decisions.
- →Manage all aspects of assigned projects by applying sound technical and business principles.
- →Maintain a strong working knowledge of current construction technologies and industry trends.
- →Effective utilizes automated cost engineering tools to evaluate construction costs.
- →Analyze and evaluate contractor proposals.
- →Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships within the District and with other professionals.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Requirement for Architect: A.
- ✓In the absence of any college courses, 5 years of such experience is required.
- ✓This experience must have demonstrated that you have acquired a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional architecture.
- ✓Basic Requirement for Geologist: A.
- ✓Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in geology, plus 20 additional semester hours in any combination of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological science, structural, chemical, civil, mining or petroleum engineering, computer science, planetary geology, comparative planetology, geophysics, meteorology, hydrology, oceanography, physical geography, marine geology, and cartography.
- ✓Combination of Education and Experience: Course work as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
- ✓(Note: Acceptable experience may have been gained through geological field or laboratory work that provided a means of obtaining professional knowledge of the theory and application of the principles of geology and closely related sciences, e.g., geophysics, geochemistry, or hydrology.
- ✓Such work generally must have involved making close observations, taking samples, handling various types of instruments and equipment, assembling geologic data from source materials, and analyzing and reporting findings orally and in writing.
- ✓In some situations, professional scientific experience in other fields may be accepted in part as professional geological experience.
- ✓Such experience must have been preceded by appropriate education in geology or by professional geological experience, and must have contributed directly and significantly to the applicant's professional geological competence.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 03da08a2-fccc-429a-aef7-d6fb2ef14ed3
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