Cost Estimator

Maintenance and Repair Estimator for Government specialty contractor for DOD contracts in North America.

Estimator (Self-Employed Contractor)

• As an estimator, provided estimating support to Small Projects as per North West Redwater Partnership discretion. Coordinate and compile inputs from planners, vendors, and contractors to support the AFE's. Assemble progress measurement reports (i.e. cost curves) to be presented to NWR for review.
• Short term contract as per agreement with NWR in providing required eastimating and report requirements.

Position: Cost Estimator, Brass LNG Project (Apr 2005 to Mar 2016)

Main function included overseeing and contributing to the preparation and evaluation of cost estimates for the Brass LNG project.

Duties and responsibilities included the following:

-The production of pre-tender cost estimates for electricity transmission projects, with a high focus being applied to transmission via extra high voltage cables

-The production of cost and scheduling models with the use of expert judgement and historic data

-The development of cost estimation models to reduce the resource time required for estimation.

-The identification of the independent variables to which cost is highly sensitive is central to this

-The use of EclipseCS estimating software

* Perform material take-offs using Blueprints and Estimating Software, perform Project Management functions ensuring detailed material schedules are current, provide analysis and solutions for variances; prepare Cost Estimates and Sales Quotations for Government Agencies and General Contractors for Heavy Civil Pipeline and Drainage Systems, submit RFIs, Plan and Manage Procurements, Prepare Purchase Orders, Request for Quotations from manufacturers, Review Technical Specifications and Contract Doc

§  Analyze drawing sets, scope of work, and specification in order to produce detailed cost estimates. Additionally, organizing and maintaining all project documents on the companies file server such that it is easily accessible by all team members.

§  Perform accurate quantity takeoffs on tender drawings using take-off estimation software Cost-X.

Caracas- La Guaira Viaduct   2005 - 2007

Cost estimator for the bidding process

Planner and Cost Control 

• Preparing Bill of Quantities and contacting onshore and offshore suppliers and subcontractors.
• Preparing the pre-qualification documents (financial statements, QC/Safety/Environmental Plans, and Technical Proposal) for the new projects issued for pre- qualification by the OBO Overseas Building Operations)
• Coordinating the pricing proposals with all discipline estimators through out the bidding stage for the direct cost of the projects.
• Preparing the indirect cost proposals for the projects under the bidding stage.

Preparing and modifying th

Charlottesville Lumber Company/Better Living, Building Contractor, Manager of Construction Department , Charlottesville, Virginia, 

Oversaw all field operations, including layout of work, scheduling of manpower, ordering materials and equipment and scheduling deliveries.  Studied, set up and maintained safety program, working with O.S.H.A inspectors and regulations. Coordinated subcontractors, in-house construction staff, negotiated contracts, took-off and estimated work, wrote scopes of work, provided p