Estimator, Senior (Renewables)
Posted on: 18 Feb 2025
Westminster, TX
Job Description
What You Can Expect
The Senior Estimator is responsible for estimating Balance of Plant costs (BOP) for wind, solar, and BESS projects. Understanding construction costs is vital to the success of the project and plays a key role during all phases of project development and implementation. The person in this role will provide estimates and pricing information for all facets of renewable project construction.
Prepare budgetary and indicative BOP construction estimates for large pipeline of wind, solar, and BESS projects by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work
Develop unit pricing based on production rates and subcontractor input
Review and incorporate historical data from estimates, cost data, indexes, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and worker-hour figures
Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures
Interface with owner, contractor, design team, and project managers to provide cost data regarding project feasibility
Review major equipment specifications to determine cost impacts associated with new technology
Review third party pricing proposals for accuracy and gaps
What You’ll Bring
Four-year degree or equivalent combination of technical training and/or related construction estimating experience
Minimum 5 years of estimating experience estimating BOP costs for utility scale wind, solar, and BESS projects
Estimating experience with Heavy Bid and other heavy construction related estimating software, electronic cost data, e.g., RSMeans
GIS, AutoCAD, or equivalent experience a plus
A proven track record of estimating construction project costs
Ability to establish and maintain a network or building material suppliers and vendors
Ability to review maps, conceptual diagrams, specifications, engineering drawings, equipment specifications, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate
Superior Microsoft Software Applications skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project)
Commitment to the advancement of renewable energy solutions across North America
Additional Details
This role is eligible for our hybrid work policy
Must be available to travel domestically up to 10% of the time and with the need for some overnight trips
Must possess a valid U.S. driver’s license/clean driving record for the use of hire/rental vehicles to drive to site locations as needed
Must be willing and able to comply with all ENGIE ethics and safety policies
Must be physically able to conduct site visits and attend project site meetings and walk renewable energy sites for extended periods of time in hot or cold weather conditions to complete job assignments
ENGIE
Houston, TX
ENGIE North America offers a range of capabilities in the United States and Canada to help customers decarbonize, decentralize, and digitalize their operations. These include comprehensive services to help customers run their facilities more efficiently and optimize energy and other resource use and expense; clean power generation; energy storage; and retail energy supply that includes renewable, demand response, and on-bill financing options. Nearly 100 percent of the company’s power generation portfolio is low carbon or renewable. In 2018, ENGIE recorded €60.6 billion in global revenues ($71.3 billion USD). More than 6,000 employees work in the region, and Houston serves as corporate headquarters. About the businesses:
Retail Electricity
ENGIE is one of the largest non-residential retail electricity suppliers in the United States and currently serves commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 14 markets. Supplying energy to nearly 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies, ENGIE serves over 89,000 accounts, with an estimated peak load totaling nearly 13,000 MW. The company also offers electricity service to residential and small business customers in 12 U.S. markets under the brand Think Energy®.
Energy Services
Through the integrated facility management and commitment to energy performance improvement of customer facilities, ENGIE offers integrated management solutions—including on-site solar, battery and cogeneration design and installation—that enable clients to focus on their business. The company is a recognized leader in the operation and maintenance of infrastructure including airports, office buildings and industrial sites, as well as a wide range of technical infrastructure. In managing energy expenses and usage, ENGIE has identified more than $4.1 billion in savings for multi-site clients over the last three years and, in working with utilities, delivered nearly $15.4 billion in energy savings for consumers in the last 12 years.
Power Generation
In the United States and Canada, ENGIE owns and/or operates cogeneration, steam, and chilled water facilities, including more than 1,000 MW in the portfolio produced by combined heat and power (CHP) units located within commercial or industrial facilities and using waste heat from an onsite generation system to provide for heating and chilling needs. The North America renewables portfolio consists of wind, solar, and biomass/biogas assets, with a capacity of more than 1,200 MW in operation and another 2,300 MW under construction.
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