Solar Project Estimator

Transmission Line Project Estimator

Apex Systems is actively hiring for a Transmission Line Project Estimator role with a Fortune 200 Renewable Energy Client!

This position is designated as hybrid with preferred candidates working in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Position: Project Estimator

Location: Juno Beach, FL

Purpose: This contractor will be doing predominately Renewable Energy Project estimates.

Experience: 1+ years of relatable professional experience in engineering, consulting, or project management preferred.

Hours: M-F, 40 hours per week. Possibility of OT with permission. Travel of 10% would consist of training, meetings or site visits.

Length of Assignment: 12 month contract + potential extension or conversion

Project Details: The team does construction cost estimating for the entire portfolio of projects (ex: solar, wind, fossil plants, gas pipelines, small-scale battery storage, power industry, water treatment, etc.). Anything related, the team is heavily involved in. The group works on building new necessities, for example, a power plant or wind farm. In this case, our resource would help the team with designs and come up with a budget for construction. In the case of a non-regulated situation, the team would come up with bid because it is a competitive process. This position develops, quantifies, costs, and provides a complete capital expenditure (CapEx) model for evaluating projects. Employees in this role provide technical guidance, estimating knowledge, market pricing, and staffing considerations during the estimating process.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Prepares capital cost estimates
• Reviews designs and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives, when appropriate
• Coordinates with other departments, ensuring understanding of project objectives and efficient utilization of resources
• Reviews layouts, designs, and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggests alternatives, when appropriate
• Remains current with technology and industry evolution, assuring that capital estimates anticipate the correct market conditions
• Establishes, builds, and implements metrics for sot and construction estimate checks
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• High School Diploma / GED
• Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 0+ years

Preferred knowledge/skill:

• Jr candidate - 0-2 years of experience in the Renewable Energy Industry - team will teach estimating, if necessary
• Sr candidate - 2+ years of experience in engineering/design or construction in the Renewable Energy Industry - team will teach estimating, if necessary
• HV Transmission Line Estimation
• Experience w/ 69kV to 500kV
• Wind Turbine design
• Large scale solar panel design

Position perks!

• Potential to go permanent/ long term contract
• Fortune 200 client

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