Cost Estimator

Your Job

The Georgia-Pacific Capital Projects and Engineering team is currently looking for a Cost Estimator! The Cost Estimator will be responsible for the overall project cost estimate and will directly support projects in the areas of estimate planning, development, review & validation, cost management, forecasting, and analysis.

Typical activities include working with preferred partners to develop construction project costs using proven industry practices, developing conceptual cost estimates with limited design information in early project phases and detailed bottoms up estimates used for authorization, identifying risks and value improvements, reviewing, and assessing the quality of estimates and validating estimates using internal and external data sources. Other activities include reviewing and challenging change orders during the construction phase as well a benchmarking project actual costs upon project completion.

Our Team

Our team throughout the United States is made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds supporting project controls capabilities across the Georgia Pacific Organization. The project Services team builds and strengthens relationships with industry wide partners to successfully execute projects throughout the United States. Our team comprised is comprised of capability leaders supporting project best practices during front end load through closeout.

What You Will Do

• Lead the overall estimating process on projects including estimating kickoff and alignment meetings, self-performing conceptual or detailed bottoms up estimates and/or managing partner estimating teams, estimate reviews and cost/quantity validations.
• Collaborate with project teams and preferred partners, both construction and engineering.
• Ensure that the estimating structure aligns with the project work breakdown structure.
• Communicate risks and opportunities for improvement to the reviewers
• Monitor, analyze, and work with the project team to control and improve project cost outcomes.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 10 or more years' experience as an estimator, estimating projects in the industrial, chemicals, oil and gas or related industries.
• Experience working on projects 100m or more
• In depth understanding of cost build ups, engineering documents, blueprints and other deliverables that influence estimates.
• Ability to assess estimating methodologies that impact estimate quality.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and team-oriented environment.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Expertise with data management / historical cost tool development.
• Degree in construction management / building science.
• Background in construction and/or project management.
• Expertise in estimating process piping and/or electrical costs.
• Expertise in the pulp and paper industry.
• AACEI certification as a Certified Cost Professional (CCP)
• EcoSys software experience.
• Qlik software experience.

For this role, we anticipate paying $ 125k - $150k per year.

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Hiring Philosophy

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Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30,000 employees in over 150 locations are empowered to innovate every day -to make everyday products even better.

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Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).