174 Power Global

Senior Manager, Estimation

174 Power Global

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $150,000 - $185,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead cost estimation oversight across the nation for Utility-Scale Solar and BESS projects.
  • Develop and progressively elaborate on capital expenditure estimates for project execution costs (engineering, procurement, and construction) for Solar and BESS projects under development through preconstruction.
  • Upon initial project screening and evaluation, develop conceptual/parametric cost estimates based on engineering input, historical cost data, and current market trends.
  • As projects matures through key milestones, develop master project scopes of work and perform more detailed estimates of CapEx costs.
  • Prepare solicitation packages, statements of work and specification packages for solicitation / negotiation by 3rd parties (Contractors, Suppliers, EPC’s, Consultants, etc).
  • Perform Contractor/EPC solicitation processes in collaboration with Procurement teams.
  • Normalize, tender 3rd party responses to solicitations against modeled estimates and master scopes of work.
  • Provide recommendations to the Company on how to proceed with 3rd party services, particularly EPC / Construction services.
  • Support contract management, project management teams in negotiating 3rd party contracts.
  • Support Business Development team by executing estimating tasks noted above, as well as providing initial engineering/constructability reviews including site evaluation and review of project documents.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, statistics, finance, economics, or construction.
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of Utility Solar estimating experience
  • Solid experience and knowledge with renewable energy construction practices, particularly with utility scale Solar and BESS projects.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally, up to 30%
  • Solid experience with construction cost estimating practices, including familiarity with how to perform conceptual/parametric estimating, bid tendering, detailed quantity estimating, and change order estimating.
  • Ability to understand and estimate the following:
  • Civil construction
  • Mechanical construction
  • Electrical construction
  • Emphasis on DC cabling, MV cabling, Single access PV racking, High voltage and interconnection
  • Good understanding of Critical Path Scheduling concepts, including familiarity with scheduling tools like MS Project, Primavera P6, or Smartsheet.
  • Demonstrated track record of delivering results.
  • Ability to interact with senior-level management internally and externally
  • Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite and estimating platforms
  • Familiarity with data management / data analytics practices very helpful.
  • High degree of professionalism and conduct at all times
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present and explain complex information clearly
  • Demonstrated customer focus and strong communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization
  • Data-based decision-making, results oriented
  • Critical and strategic thinking skills
  • Prior estimation software such as Heavy Bid, AccuBid, Inteli Bid or others a plus
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Hard Skills & Tools
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Soft Skills
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