Your impact
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the owner and developer of estimating tool kits and cost models for water/wastewater O&M projects
- Produce comprehensive estimating plans for pursuit opportunities
- Develop comprehensive cost estimates for water and wastewater O&M projects, including detailed analysis of the "big five" cost categories: people/staffing, power, chemicals, maintenance, and
- sludge/residuals management
- Review and interpret solicitation documents, including RFPs, draft service agreements, and contracts to ensure accurate estimate development
- Create "apples to apples" comparisons between incumbent operating costs and proposed costs, requiring thorough review of existing agreements and financial information
- Develop innovative approaches to operations and maintenance with a focus on cost efficiency ("build the better mouth strap")
- Identify risk areas in estimate development and participate in mitigation planning
- Organize and structure effective meetings with pursuit teams to gather information and present findings
- Produce effective PowerPoint presentations that summarize cost, price, and risk assessments for senior leadership
- Demonstrate knowledge of the competitive market space, including bidding strategies and common win themes
- Ensure consistency between project estimates, project breakdown frameworks, and project schedules
- Estimate costs and cumulative impacts of proposed design or construction changes
- Support procurement by analyzing subcontractor pricing to determine fair and reasonable costs
- Collaborate with business group managers, principal estimators, project/construction managers, and project teams
- Apply knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry standards to estimate development
- Research and analyze market trends affecting operational costs in the water/wastewater sector
- Present and defend estimates to internal stakeholders and clients
- Mentor junior estimators and share technical knowledge
*Our ideal candidate is someone that is either a current/former O&M estimator, a current/former project manager or above (area/geographic manager), or an O&M/technical/Ops Specialist who has extensive experience supporting O&M projects.
