Senior MEP Estimator

Cumming Corporation
Los Angeles, California
Full Time

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At Cumming Group, you will work on some of the world's most exciting projects in a dynamic environment where your success is measured by the impact you make. We are one of the fastest-growing project and cost management consultancies in the United States, as reflected in our top 10 rankings in ENR. With over 60 offices globally, an extremely diverse project portfolio, and double-digit year-over-year revenue growth, the opportunities to make your mark are limitless!

We are currently hiring a Senior Estimator, focused on MEP scopes of work, in Los Angeles, CA. This opportunity will have you working within our Education project sector. The Education team is a prime consultant to multiple school districts in the country and provides services to K-12 as well as higher education institutions nationally. You will be teaming with project, program, and client leadership to provide premier educational facilities for our nations youth and adults seeking to better themselves through learning.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Senior level estimator who specializes in Mechanical/Plumbing and Electrical trades to report to PMO Program Controls Manager and Chief Estimator.
Plan and participate in the preparation of construction cost estimates of buildings or other structures from drawings, outlines, and specifications.
Prepare estimates per design based on scope and building type.
Evaluate cost estimating deliverables prepared by consultants for cost containment, accuracy, uniformity and completeness.
Prepare fair cost estimates for cost proposals from Contractors for extra work.
Perform special studies and prepare reports when contractors bids vary from the construction cost estimate.
Conduct construction/project site visits gathering relevant information and determine what information to be used to produce project estimates.
Evaluate pricing documents, historical and vendor cost data for the development of cost estimates and price recommendations.
Evaluate quotes, bids, change orders, value engineering reports, and claims for accuracy and completeness of estimates.
Compile and analyze data on all factors that influence costs such as material, labor, equipment and profit.
Prepare technical evaluations, cost estimating draft report, memos and letters and present recommendation to management.
Perform other related estimating duties as assigned.

Knowledge & Skills Required:

Understand how your role contributes to the organization's goals.
Deliver quality work product by role modeling organizational core values.
Hold self accountable to individual and team goals.
Consistently communicate and collaborate with team members and clients.
Build relationships with peers, leaders, and clients.
Proactively participate in self-development to continually enhance current skills and build new skills required to excel at current role and prepare for career progression.
Provide pricing expertise in various phases of construction work.
Partner with management team in developing new customers and growing existing customer base.
Strong research skills and ability to allocate the relevant data.
Exposure to industry events, functions, & creating a network of key AEC professionals in the market.
Ability to effectively integrate with other departments.
Ability to quickly analyze, compare, and interpret detailed but sometimes poorly defined information.
Understand construction technology, economics of construction, construction delivery methodologies, local requirements on tax and insurances as they impact construction costs, ability to understand general conditions and general requirements at a detailed level.
Understand construction law in the local market, applicable methods of measurement and approaches to parametric, top down and bottoms up estimates.
Possess a working knowledge of the different roles and services Cumming provides and how the cost management team fits in the project.
Ability to communicate with various stakeholders, internal and external to the company in a responsive manner.
Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently.
Ability to perform at high levels in a fast paced, ever-changing work environment.
Demonstrate consistent management of overall project assigned beyond tasks completion.
Hold a professional qualification relative to your job role.

Preferred Education and Experience:

BS/BA Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business or related degree. Additional qualifying experience in excess to the minimum stated above may be substituted for the required education on a year for year basis.
Ten (10) years minimum recent 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.
Expert in theories, principles, and practices of cost estimating and contract pricing.
Expert in JOC (Job Order Contracting) form of contracting.
Full knowledge of construction methods for buildings and structures.
Full 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 cost estimates with contractors proposal to quickly identify discrepancies.
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.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

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Cumming Group is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Cumming Groups policy to recruit, hire, train and promote Team Members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, registered domestic partner status, genetic information, sexual preference, sexual orientation, gender (including gender expression and gender identity), pregnancy (including childbirth or related medical conditions, including breastfeeding), military service, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical disability, mental disability, veteran status or any other protected classification under federal, state, or local law. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other terms and conditions of employment, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs, are administered without regard to the characteristics described above. To this end, Cumming Group complies with all provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, all of the rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, and all similar state and local laws.

The salary range for this full-time role is $120,200.00-$160,266.69 per year. Ranges are determined based on the position, geography, client and industry experience and level, and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range reflects base salary only, and not the total compensation package. Cumming Group reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on a candidates experience, skills, and qualifications, including client requirements.

In addition to base salary, Cumming Group offers a comprehensive benefits package including: