SENIOR MANAGER, ESTIMATING

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description

Performs highly complex cost estimating assignments and estimating quality assurance audits for planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining Metro's transportation projects; supervises both internal and external project specific estimating teams; participates in identifying best practices for continuous improvement; and ensures that Metro employees', passengers', and the general public's safety is the primary consideration.

The Senior Manager, Estimating, performs highly complex cost estimating assignments for budgeting, planning, designing, and constructing Metro's projects. The position supports the cost-estimating department with administrative duties such as updating and maintaining cost databases and procuring cost-estimating software, licenses, and subscriptions.

Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of May 19th. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.

Examples of Duties

• Performs highly complex cost estimating assignments and estimating quality assurance audits for planning, designing, building, operating, and maintaining Metro's transportation projects
• Performs technical quality reviews and evaluates cost estimates' deliverables and cost analysis performed by assigned staff
• Serves as Estimate Project Team Technical Lead and serves as a technical expert in cost estimating and analysis work
• Supervises lower-level cost estimators
• Supervises consultant estimating teams regarding technical compliance with Metro's statement of work, technical specifications, estimating standards, and project objectives
• Supervises project specific estimating teams that are internal to Metro Estimating and integrated Metro and consultant estimating teams in project field offices
• Evaluates accuracy and quality of estimating staff quantity takeoffs
• Reviews, interprets, and comments on major project designs, drawings, and statements of work developed by user departments and consultants
• Prepares and presents technical cost estimating reports
• Participates in price negotiations
• Conducts construction/project site visits, making notes of the project site such as geographical features, access to infrastructure, resources needed, and other relevant information in order to make a comprehensive project estimate
• Adheres to department/unit budget, goals, strategic plan, and schedules which comply with agency-wide fiscal responsibility
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
  
  May be required to perform other related job duties
  

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management, Public Administration, or a related field

Experience

• Six years of relevant experience or three years of relevant supervisory-level experience in cost estimating or contract pricing for major capital projects

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
• California Professional Engineering (PE) License, ASPE (American Society of Professional Estimators) Professional Estimator Certification, or AACE (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) Estimating Professional Certification preferred
• Exposure to physical hazards during site visits

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing Basis of Estimate reports.
• Experience in maintaining and updating cost databases using Microsoft Excel and Sage (Estimating) or similar software.
• Experience procuring cost-estimating software, licenses, and subscriptions such as RSMeans, Equipment Watch, and Sage (Estimating) or similar software.

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of construction, engineering, cost estimating, and contract pricing
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Construction methods for rail transit guideways, highways, streets, bridges, buildings, reinforced concrete and steel structures, and equipment relating to transportation systems
• Engineering and construction concepts and techniques
• Construction methods for storm drain, sewer, and water, power, and communication utilities
• Construction industry codes and unit cost data
• Sources of estimating data in the construction industry such as labor and equipment productivity rates, composition of standard crews, construction cost indexes, etc.
• Applicable business software applications

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Developing construction labor rates with all fringe benefits, payroll taxes, and insurance
• Developing work plans for individual construction activities
• Analyzing situations, identifying problems, problem solving, and recommending solutions
• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Determining strategies to achieve goals
• Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex technical and cost data
• Supervise, train, and motivate staff and provide technical guidance
• Mediate and negotiate consensus solutions
• Make financial decisions within a budget
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures, contract terms and conditions, engineer drawings, and technical statements of work
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
• Communicating through speech in the English language required

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Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program . Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.

*Please refer to the applicable benefit type (Regular or Temporary)*

BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES

Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs/week) employees of Metro.

We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan- Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.

Group Life Insurance- PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance- PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.

Long-Term Disability Insurance- 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.

Holidays- 12 days a year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Time off with Pay (TOWP)- Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year30 days
Beginning of 16th + years35 days

Pension Plan- PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.

Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.

BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only:

• Kaiser medical insurance
• Public Pension Plan
• 457/401K Plan
• Flex Spending
• Paid Sick Time
• Fare Media
• Rideshare Subsidies
• Metro One Fitness membership

For more information on the Benefits Enrollment for Contingent Employees, please visit LA Metro’s Pension & Benefits website at www.benefits.metro.net .

Closing Date/Time: 5/5/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

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• Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority - LA Metro

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