Associate Project Estimator

Job Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description
Assists in the generation of project budget estimates, updates to estimates during the design phases, negotiation of changes to the work during the construction/installation phase, and compiles post-mortem cost summaries of the project. This work is performed with significant oversight from project controls / estimating leadership.
• Assists in the development of estimates, negotiation, and settlement of costs for all changes to the work (including specialty ride & show scopes) throughout the project.
• Utilizing project costs, develops project metrics, reports and summaries to be presented and utilized by leadership.
• Assists estimating team during the buyout process including but not limited to the development of RFP's, scoping of bids, negotiation of final cost for all project scopes
• Assists in the production overall project cost summaries and presentations. As well as present them to all levels of company leadership
• Works with project team to identify and report project cost trends and risks.
• Assists in the creation of ''value engineering'' components with the project team to mitigate cost overruns.
• Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
• Associate's degree or technical school required. Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or quantity surveying preferred.
• 0-3+ years on-site construction and estimating experience on themed entertainment projects, knowledge of show and ride estimating and facility impacts required; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficient in estimating take-off software (On-Screen, BidScreenXL, Bl/uebeam, etc.) required
• Proficient in MS Office suite, preparing reports, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Familiarity with standard concepts, practices and procedures within the architectural/engineering, show/ride design and construction industry.
• Strong and effective communicator, both verbally and written, with ability to interface with various company departments, as well as outside vendors and contractors
• Strong organizational, analytical, logical reasoning and problem-solving abilities/skills.
• Detail oriented with proven ability to orchestrate and execute multiple activities simultaneously in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
• Proven ability to work independently with little to no direction and maintain a strong focus on business priorities and be persistent in follow-through.
• Ability to assist in successfully influence and guide a team.
• Ability to assist in negotiating cost changes with vendors and contractors.
• Basic conflict resolution skills
• Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $70,000 - $100,000

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-5b7q31-216-73-217-7-42 in your application.