Estimator, Engineering

Job Opportunity - Estimator - Program-Level Cost Integration | Capital Project - Oak Ridge, TN

I'm seeking an experienced Estimator to lead consolidated, facility-wide cost modeling across a multi-discipline capital project entering advanced execution phases.

This role sits on the owner’s side and integrates total CAPEX and lifecycle OPEX across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness.

This is program-level cost authority, not just discipline estimating.

• Develop and maintain integrated cost models across all major systems, infrastructure, indirects, and owner’s costs
• Consolidate multi-scope and multi-contract inputs into a normalized program estimate
• Establish WBS/CBS structures aligned with project controls and financial reporting
• Review and validate EPC contractor estimates, methodologies, labor norms, and indirect structures
• Lead estimate challenge sessions and reconciliation workshops
• Evaluate change orders, trends, and cost growth impacts at program level
• Develop parametric and factored estimates for early-phase decisions
• Support contingency modeling and risk-based estimating
• Analyze escalation, productivity, and market assumptions

• Ensure alignment between estimates, budgets, and forecasts
• Maintain estimate basis documentation and version control

• Comfort working across engineering, procurement, and construction scopes
• Background in energy, industrial processing, heavy manufacturing, or similar environments preferred

If this sounds like you or piques your interest, don't hesitate to apply to this post or reach out to me directly penter and I'll be in touch promptly.

~ This position requires US Citizenship or Green Card AND eligibility for a Q Clearance ~