What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Estimator position at Arcadis?
Arcadis has been selected by the Gateway Development Commission to serve as a Project Delivery Partner (PDP) in connection with the Hudson Tunnel Project (HTP). We are seeking to engage with technical experts excited by this opportunity who would like to join our locally based teams in New York and in New Jersey.
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
As a Lead Senior Cost Estimator, you will play a crucial role in scoping and estimating the costs of various aspects of the transit program, ensuring accurate and reliable cost projections for successful project execution. The position offers a flexible hybrid work schedule, allowing for a combination of remote, client site, and/or in-office work.
Role accountabilities:
- Provide project scoping, design, and construction phase supervision services for a large transit program in New York City.
- Utilizing your knowledge of project controls, including cost and schedule management methods, specific to the transit industry.
- Collaborating with the program estimators and the cost estimating team to deliver accurate cost estimates for various components of the transit program, such as civil, structural, architectural, electrical, mechanical, track, utilities, maintenance and storage facilities, signal and communications systems, bus depot facilities, and wayside power facilities.
- Responsible for reporting to the program control manager on Program/Projects.
- Taking up a leadership role in cost estimating requires a combination of skills such as financial acumen, strategic thinking, and effective communication. The role involves overseeing the analyzing costs, developing estimates, and providing guidance to team members. Effective leadership in cost estimating can help ensure that projects are completed within budget.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum of 18 years of experience in estimating public construction projects in the New York City area.
- Proficiency in cost estimating methodologies and techniques related to construction.
- A Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent work experience.
- Knowledge of New York City construction trade unions rates and rules.
- Experience in preparing detailed cost estimates for MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing), civil, structural, or architectural construction projects.
- Strong ability to produce high-quality materials within tight timeframes and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 20 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $200,000 - $235,000.
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Salary : $200,000 - $235,000
