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Job Description:

Parsons is the premier choice for world-class aviation design, engineering, and construction services . More than 450 airports in 40 countries have counted on us to plan, construct, enhance, and sustain their landside and airside infrastructure—totaling more than $175 billion in construction value. We have worked on some of the largest International airports around the world!

Ready to put your Estimating expertise to work on an Airport Terminal project at IAH Airport in Houston? Parsons is now hiring an experienced Chief Estimator with the following skills sets below:

Estimating Strategy & Management:

• Demonstrates an understanding of degrees of uncertainty that applies to estimates as they are developed throughout the project life cycle. Uses this knowledge to identify assumptions and risks to develop contingency proposals for the project.
• Ensures a suitable number of relevant experts are used to prepare estimates and that the resulting ranges of estimates are used to prepare an overall estimate, together with optimistic and pessimistic targets for each task.
• Ensures that estimates are continually reviewed and revised as and when new information becomes available and more is known about the project.
• Provide life-cycle costing for various estimating components.
• Top-Down Conceptual Estimating
• Ensures, whenever possible, that comparative techniques are used, e.g. estimates are based on previous experience and usage statistics.
• Uses the parametric technique where bottom-up is not feasible and/or comparative data is not available.
• Normalizes top-down estimates to reflect project factors such as escalation, currency, local market conditions.
• Bottom-Up Measurement-Based Estimating
• Able to Produce detailed estimates in a timely and efficient manner, based on Bills of Quantities/take-off and Activity Based costs.

Estimating Systems:

• Co-ordinate the cost data analysis and feedback process from contractors' tenders and project closeout.
• Ensure a robust auditing process is applied and maintained.
• Select and Implement Estimating database systems
• Develop and promote estimating good practice

Project Controls:

• Integrate estimating data into Cost and Schedule management processes and tools
• Display knowledge and applied understanding of Earned Value Management
• Ability to clearly document report and communicate estimate information to all project stakeholders
• Display a confident understanding of industry-standard scheduling and cost management tools
  

Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field (or equivalent work experience) is required and typically 12+ years of related work experience, as well as some experience in a leadership capacity. An advanced degree in management or related field is preferred. Previous experience using estimating database supported software.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 75 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in diverse, collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see new possibilities.

Salary Range:

$121,900.00 - $219,400.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

The position may require a COVID vaccination or an approved accommodation/exemption for a disability/medical condition or religious belief as required by customer requirements and some cases federal, state, provincial or local mandates.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!