RWE Clean Energy, LLC, Austin, Chicago
Functional area: Project Management
Remuneration: Exempt
The main purpose of the Preconstruction Estimator is to provide capex estimates for the industrial scale solar and battery storage projects.
The Preconstruction Estimator shall also participate in Balance of Plant negotiations by providing “should cost” clean sheets, and participating in bid cost submittal reviews. The Preconstruction Estimator will also be responsible for routinely updating costing information, and document control of estimates.
Requirements:
- Establish minimum timeline and information required for each tier of a construction estimate;
- Establish level of certainty for each tier of estimates:
- Desktop – for example +/- 20%
- Preliminary Engineering – the estimate is +/- 10%
- Financial Investment – the estimate is +/- 2%
- Establish a Desktop database per region or state on a $/MWdc cost;
- Establish an historic data base of costs based on actual contracted projects; and
- Establish a lessons learned database.
- Coordinate inputs with Construction Project Management, Engineering, Operations, Development, and Procurement.
- Work with Procurement to understand any logistics, storage, import fees, and taxes associated with solar panel and battery deliveries.
- Coordinate with Operations to capture all initial capex requirements from Operations including O&M facility, initial spares, and equipment.
- Obtain formal sign off from the Preconstruction Team Lead and the Director of Solar and Energy Storage Construction prior to submitting cost estimates for Gate 2 (financial investment decisions) approval.
- Participate and assist with BoP negotiations as required.
- Perform a complete breakdown of the bids. The Preconstruction Estimator will provide advice and assist with understand cost discrepancies between the estimate and bids.
- Routinely engage with BoP contractors to update cost estimates, shall utilize third party costing databases, and internal stakeholders to update the Desktop Estimate database.
- Responsible to establish the document control and storage process for capex estimates. The Preconstruction Estimator shall be responsible to accurately store each version of a project’s cost estimate along with supporting documentation on where costing information was obtained.
Experience:
- 10 plus years of experience in estimating industrial scale solar and energy storage projects.
- Preferably the individual will have significant experience preparing estimates for a BoP or EPC contractor in the solar and energy storage industry.
Travel :
75% of the time will be home based or office based work and 25% of the time will be spent on development or construction sites.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
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