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Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to management on classification requirements and compliance and on the CD process and deliverable format

• Review and provide input to specifications for engineered equipment and/or subcontracts

• Review and provide input to estimators on resources (labor and other-than-labor) needed to perform the scope of work

• Provide input to schedulers on sequence, durations, and logic of activities

• Provide input to management regarding risk-informed schedules to serve as the basis for establishing milestones and PBIs

• Provide input to engineers, estimators, and schedulers on constructability, maintain-ability, operability, and commissioning

• Provide input to technical writers for BOEs, BOS, and WBS data dictionary

• The Estimator Subject Matter Expert (SME) provides expert-level cost estimating and analysis for a major nuclear weapons construction project within the NNSA complex.

• As a senior staff augmentation member, the SME will provide strategic guidance and hands-on support to the project team, ensuring robust, defensible, and accurate cost estimates for all project phases. This role requires an in-depth understanding of complex, construction, Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, and the unique estimating challenges of the nuclear security enterprise

Basic Job Requirements

Must be a U.S. Citizen.

Must have a working knowledge of Federal (including Department of Energy Orders), State,

and Local codes and standards applicable to project controls

A minimum of 20 years+ of progressively responsible experience in cost estimating and/or

project controls for large, complex industrial or heavy construction projects, with significant experience in the nuclear or defense sector

A Bachelor's Degree: IN Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant and extensive experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Expert-level knowledge of nuclear construction regulations, safety standards, and project controls practices as they apply to NNSA/DOE projects.

Advanced proficiency with estimating software, scheduling tools, and Microsoft Excel.

**Key Responsibilities **

• Provide expert guidance on cost estimating strategy, methodology, and best practices for large-scale, complex nuclear construction projects.
• Develop, review, and analyze detailed project cost estimates from conceptual design through final construction phases, covering all project elements, including engineering, procurement, and construction.
• Serve as a primary resource for validating and verifying internal and external cost estimates from contractors and subcontractors.
• Analyze historical cost data and apply advanced statistical and analytical techniques to improve the accuracy and reliability of cost estimates.
• Collaborate with the project controls, engineering, and project management teams to ensure that cost estimates are fully integrated with work breakdown structures (WBS), project schedules, and risk assessments.
• Lead complex cost risk analysis activities, providing expert input on potential cost impacts and mitigation strategies.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates and supporting documentation for change orders, contract modifications, and claims.
• Present cost estimates, analyses, and findings to senior NNSA leadership and stakeholders, defending the basis of the estimate and addressing questions.
• Mentor junior estimators and support the development of internal estimating procedures and processes consistent with DOE Order 413.3B.
• Stay current with industry trends, market conditions, and technology related to heavy industrial and nuclear construction to ensure estimates reflect current conditions.

Work Environment / Physical Demands:
Work is performed in an office environment and requires the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards. Light to moderate lifting may be required for packages and other items, ability to walk short distances, may be regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.

Due to government and/or federal regulations for this position, proof of U.S. citizenship is required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer

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