Cost Estimator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Deliver independent engineering advisory assistance for DOE Energy Dominance Financing, including technical due diligence, credit assessments, lifecycle monitoring, and assurance activities.

• Conduct capital cost evaluations, quantity takeoffs, contingency assessments, escalation reviews, and evaluations of cost reasonableness.

• Confirm the eligibility of project costs, analyze construction budgets, incurred expenses, cost forecasts, cost baselines, and assumptions regarding disbursement support.

• Examine project documentation and assess both technical and commercial interfaces.

• Recognize potential risks and mitigation strategies, and validate project assumptions.

• Assist with conditions precedent and readiness reviews for disbursement as necessary.

• Create cost models, establish estimate bases, conduct quantity reviews, perform benchmark comparisons, provide variance explanations, and produce other justifiable work products.

• Collaborate with stakeholders in engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls.

• Facilitate timely decision-making for lenders and DOE.

• Engage in data room reviews, interviews with borrowers and contractors, site observations, monthly monitoring meetings, updates to the risk register, reviews of conditions precedent evidence, checks of draw packages, and tracking of issue resolutions.

• Draft Independent Engineer reports for stakeholders including DOE, LPO, credit, and program governance.

• Aid in technical due diligence, construction oversight, EPC supervision, completion certification, operations monitoring, and assessments of long-term debt-service viability.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of pertinent experience in engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk management, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory.

• Proven experience with oil and gas, power, utilities, or extensive infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or a related discipline.

• Preferred certifications include PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP.

• Experience in independent engineering reviews and technical due diligence.

• Familiarity with risk assessments, capital cost estimates, quantity takeoffs, contingency planning, escalation, and cost reasonableness evaluations.

• Competence in data room reviews and tracking information requests.

• Skilled in report writing and Excel-based analyses.

• Proficient in stakeholder coordination and effectively presenting findings.

• Possess technical judgment, independence, objectivity, analytical rigor, attention to detail, defensible documentation, issue escalation capabilities, a quality-focused mindset, and schedule discipline.

• Ability to convert technical evidence into actionable insights regarding risk, compliance, and financing impacts.

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word is preferred.

• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat, data analytics tools, and Visio is preferred.

• Designation for STD background checks.

• Capable of setting, managing, pursuing, and achieving annual goals and objectives while supporting business development initiatives.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary package that includes health benefits, pre-tax employee benefits, and performance-based incentives.

• Company contributions towards selected medical and dental plans, with pre-tax deductions available.

• Group medical, dental, and vision insurance options, including high-deductible health plans and PPOs.

• 401(k) retirement savings program featuring investment choices, financial planner assistance, pre-tax Safe Harbor structure, and company matching contributions.

• Two weeks of vacation leave.

• Three sick days.

• Ten ProSidian holidays along with government holidays.

• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare and childcare expenses.

• Discounts and savings through the Corporate Perks Benefit Program.

• Security clearance recognized as a valuable professional asset.

• Employee and contractor referral bonus program offering up to $5,000 for referrals who remain employed for 90 days.

• Performance-driven incentives linked to new client engagements and support.

• Supplemental life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance options.

• Short- and long-term disability insurance coverage.

• Opportunities for remote work, with expectations for occasional on-site meetings.