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Hiring Agency:
Transportation - Agency 27
Location:
Lincoln Job Posting
Hiring Rate:
$26.953
Classification Salary Range:
$26.95 - $39.73
Job Posting:
JR2024-00005618 Hwy Cost Estimator (Open)
Applications No Longer Accepted On (If no date is displayed, job is posted as open until closed):
05-03-2024
Job Description:
As a Highway Cost Estimator at the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), you will enjoy working with a wide array of professionals within NDOT, consultants, and other agencies. As part of the project team from the early design through construction phases, you and your team will have a direct impact on the Department's fiscal planning.
We reward our employee's hard work with a friendly and supportive work environment and a comprehensive benefits package that includes:
• State-matched retirement contribution of 156%
• 13 paid holidays
• Generous leave accruals that begin immediately
• Military leave
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Dependent tuition reimbursement program with partnering Nebraska community colleges
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) through the Federal government
• 79% employer-paid health insurance plans
• Dental and vision insurance plans
• Employer-paid $20,000 life insurance policy
• Wide variety and availability of career advancement as the largest and most diverse employer in the State
• Opportunity to be part of meaningful work and make a difference through public service
• Training and Development based on your career aspirations
• Job security and stability, even during times of economic hardship
• Employee Assistance Program
• Fun, inviting teammates
Pay range is $26.953 - $39.731 per hour. The pay rate may be commensurate with education and/or experience within fiscal constraints if approved.
Job Duties:
• Prepare construction unit cost estimates for all pay items of work such as labor, materials, supplies, and equipment based on preliminary and final drawings, specifications, and plans using agency and federal guidelines and cost analysis techniques; identify subcontract and indirect costs.
• Review and analyze cost estimates and bid proposals submitted by contracted consultants based on project plans and specifications; prepare data used in monitoring budget and project costs for internal projects.
• Complete cost analyses and recommendations at various milestones throughout each project.
• Update cost estimates annually for all long-range projects listed within the NDOT highway six-year program book.
• Update cost estimates, as requested, on projects with scope and/or quantity changes; review cost estimates for proposed change orders, special provisions, or supplemental agreements presented by contractors.
• Enter cost estimate amounts in the NDOT Program/Project Management System.
• Correct amounts based on funding requirements.
• Research and provide price data used for cost estimations and needs or feasibility studies; create standard items for estimates, change orders, and supplemental agreements.
• Research and provide cost estimates and cost determination calculations for use in value engineering.
• Prepare reports involving contract prices or quantities for other agency divisions and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); prepare item lists for contracts and for the summary sheet of engineering plans; prepare project cost estimate documents and reports for submittal to the FHWA.
• Identify cost and bid deficiencies or discrepancies relative to established NDOT cost estimating and engineering policies and procedures; take appropriate steps or notify agency management, to resolve.
• Offer guidance to designers in preparing quantities and pay items; recommend ideas and advise designers on particular pay items and approaches; provide information to agency staff and customers about pay items and how they are paid.
• Attend meetings supplying data to consultants, contractors, and suppliers for cost information evaluations or determining the extent of changes in projects.
• Other duties as assigned.
Requirements / Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications: Experience in highway or bridge construction involving the reading and interpretation of construction plans and specifications OR Experience preparing highway or bridge design plans and specifications.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience in highway or bridge cost estimating.
Other:
Regular and reliable attendance is required.
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