Job Description
Client Job Title: Principal Project Controls Estimator
Duration: 12-month Contract
Location: Charlotte, NC 28202
- Principal Project Controls Estimator - AP1000 Project Experience Required
- Onsite 5 days/week in office
Principal Project Controls Estimator Qualifications
Required
- Demonstrated estimating experience on nuclear projects (commercial nuclear, DOE, or similar regulated environments)
- Strong understanding of nuclear safety, quality, and regulatory considerations impacting cost
- AP1000 Nuclear estimating experience is must especially Nuclear Island, Turbine Island and BOP areas estimates detail understanding
- Experience estimating EPC or EPCM project scopes
- Proficiency with estimating tools (In-Eight) and advanced Excel-based models
- Solid understanding of labor productivity, indirect, escalation, and contingency development
- Must have experience with Nuclear projects (worked in nuclear facilities/nuclear construction) - specific experience on AP1000 projects
- Graduation from a four-year college or university - business, finance, project management, engineering, technical, or equivalent
- Minimum of 9 years of project controls experience
- Minimum of 11 years of project controls experience in lieu of a degree in project controls principles
- Proficiency / Expertise with project management / project controls concepts / computer applications / analytics
- Strong collaborative team member
- Ability to lead complex assignment
- PreferredFamiliarity with nuclear regulatory frameworks (e.g., NRC, DOE)
- Experience working in highly regulated or safety-critical environments
- Strong communication skills and ability to support estimate reviews with stakeholders
- Masters - business, finance, project management, or equivalent
- PMI or AACE certification (the following or equivalent are acceptable - PMP, CAPM, PMI-SP, AACE-CCC, AACE-PSP, AACE-CEP, AACE-EVP)
- Demonstrated expertise in using Software such as MS Project/MS Office Suite, Primavera, Business Objects, Prolog, Passport, Visio, Access, Powerplant, Maximo or EAM, PeopleSoft
- Risk management tools / Monte Carlo analysis
- Expert user of Excel
- Prior Client or Utility experience
Principal Project Controls Estimator Description
- Develop and review detailed cost estimates for nuclear-related projects across engineering, procurement, and construction scopes
- Prepare bottoms-up and parametric estimates at various project phases (conceptual through definitive)
- Primary review of QTOs, potentially perform/ validate one off quantity take-off, cost normalization, benchmarking, and risk/contingency analysis
- Support estimate reviews, variance analysis, and management presentations
- Collaborate closely with project controls, engineering, and construction teams