Senior Estimator (Estimator IV)

AECOM's Water Business Line is seeking a Senior Estimator (Estimator IV) to join our organization and make a positive impact from the start!

This position will provide technical knowledge, advancing AECOM's excellence in conveyance infrastructure, treatment, remediation and construction and provide input into technical standards of practice.  The successful candidate will contribute to complex water, wastewater, stormwater, and infrastructure systems.

The selected candidate will work with project teams, clients, and leadership while representing AECOM in pursuits, industry organizations, standards-development initiatives, and technical forums. This role is flexible within a remote work arrangement.

The job responsibilities of the position will include but are not limited to:

• Knowledgeable of the Company estimating systems and processes.
• Understands estimating terminology and measures and recognizes estimating processes/project actions that may impact the project.  
• Participates with management in development of strategies and plans.
• Participates in analyzing and using estimations to predict key project issues.  
• Assists in the evaluation of business opportunities and potential profitability.  
• Understands construction means, methods, and sequences-multiple disciplines.
• Supervises junior staff through task development, establishing and maintaining goals and expectations, and documenting performance related issues and achievements.
• Identifies and develops talent.
• Actively participates in all staffing issues affecting their area of responsibility.  
• Assists in tracking action items.
• This is a supervisory/technical specialist position responsible for planning, organizing, and supervising the work of subordinates under the direction of a manager or functions as a technical expert.  
• May work directly with contractor to resolve technical matters during negotiation and contract execution.  
• Prepares crew build-ups and production rate determinations.
• Determines construction equipment selection.
• Possesses a working knowledge of planning and scheduling.
• Understands company cost structure (overheads, G&A, insurances).
• Develops Work Breakdown Structures.
• Capable of managing the preparation of an estimate.
• Leads Project Team estimate reviews.
• Evaluates suitability of scope and execution plan for basis of estimate. 
• Initiates the preparation of an Estimate Plan (approach, techniques, level of effort, cost, schedule), Basis of Estimate and qualifications.
• Collects, analyzes and archives project data.  Develops historical documentation.
• Develops current project estimate comparisons with previous performance and market benchmark data.
• Helps prepare information for Executive Review Committee presentations.