Jacobs is seeking a
Senior Water/Wastewater Operation & Maintenance Cost Estimatorto join our team. In this role, you'll have a deep understanding of water and wastewater projects and serve as a leader and technical expert in estimating, creating budgets and pricing strategies for long term Operation & Maintenance (O&M) programs. Working with a wide variety of business group managers, principal estimators, project/construction managers and project teams you'll deliver accurate project estimates by reviewing and contributing to the interpretation of the request for proposal or project contracts, identifying risk areas and participating in mitigation planning. You'll also develop and execute the strategy and plan for estimating activities that considers and supports the overall proposal strategy or project requirements; provide consistency between the project estimate, project breakdown framework, and project schedule; estimate cost and cumulative impact of proposed design or construction changes; and support procurement by contributing to cost analysis for subcontractor pricing to determine whether pricing is fair and reasonable.
*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.
*This is a hybrid position working from home and onsite and will support projects across the Operations Management & Facilities Services business.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (or equivalent) and/or mid/high level utility operator certifications.
• At least five (5) years of progressive experience in water and/or wastewater utility services.
• Professional project experience with operation and maintenance of water/wastewater utilities.
• Ability to travel 25% of the time.
• Valid passport.
• Advanced Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Valid driver’s license with no major infractions.
Ideally, You'll Also Have:
• PE license
• Ten (10) years of experience in a municipal O&M Market preferred
• O&M project delivery experience in startups/commissioning, and/ or technical support experience
• Operator certification(s) and/or direct on-site experience managing, operating, maintaining and optimizing utility infrastructure
• Excellent oral and technical written communications, self-motivation, team-oriented work practices, and strong technical problem-solving skills
• Detail orientated
• Commercial experience within the municipal services outsourcing market.
• Extensive knowledge of methods to reduce utility operating costs through efficiency in energy consumption, chemical addition, staffing strategies, solids disposal, etc.
