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At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs. Commitment to Excellence, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunity:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov. Drug Free Workplace:
Beginning 05/01/23, if you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.
Employees and their families are offered medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, basic life insurance, disability insurance*, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, tuition assistance, supplemental parental bonding leave**, surrogacy and adoption assistance, and fertility support. Employees are automatically enrolled in our company funded pension plan* and may enroll in our 401k savings plan. Employees may accrue up to 120 vacation hours per year and may receive ten paid holidays per year.
- Research Associates excluded.
**Once eligibility requirements are met.
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- Prepare cost estimates using the appropriate Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) by estimate class (5- Order of magnitude, 4-Intermediate, 3-Preliminary, 2-Substantive, and 1-Definitive) to support various phases of acquisition for functional studies, design/engineering services, construction services, and facility operation life cycle cost analysis (LCCA) for new construction and/or renovation of existing facilities.
- Provide support to Contract Specialist and Project Manager (PM) using bid reconciliation techniques comparing bids with the ICE to identify errors, omissions and/or alternative approaches that may have influenced bids, to assist with
- Contract Award decisions.
- Review design drawings, technical specifications, General Requirements, and General Provisions for constructability, completeness, cost effectiveness, and accuracy prior to release for construction, and identify overly restrictive contract requirements that may have unanticipated/negative price implications.
- Develop, manage, and integrate estimating baseline databases to provide consistent estimates for all project phases (pre-conceptual, conceptual design, definitive design and construction) and LCCA facility operations.
- Utilize the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) MasterFormat and UniFormat standards for estimate preparation, organization, and development.
- Provide solutions to a wide range of complex problems that are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. Manage issues within and across organizational lines.
- Utilize professional standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques.
- Applies and develops extensions to existing methods to resolve new or less well-defined problems.
- Manage personal work and mentor others, while exercising experience and judgment to determine appropriate action.
- Work independently with minimal oversight.
Minimum Qualifications:
- BS/BA and 9+ years of construction leadership experience (e.g., foreman, superintendent, construction/field engineer, construction manager, etc.) -OR-
- MS/MA or higher and 7+ years of construction leadership experience -OR-
- Associates degree and 17+ years of construction experience with 15+ years of construction leadership experience -OR-
- High school diploma/GED and 19+ years construction experience with 15+ years of construction leadership experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Cost Estimating Certification (PCEA, CEP, CPE or CCEA).
- Certified Construction Manager or Project Management Professional certification highly desirable.
- Understanding of multiple contract types: Lump Sum - Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Time and Materials (T&M), Cost-Plus,
- Unit Price, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) etc.
- Understanding of multiple project delivery types: Design, Bid, Build (DBB), Design-Build (DB), Construction
- Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) at Risk (CMAR), and other hybrid delivery types.
- Experience with development of conceptual, budgetary, definitive, and independent cost estimates associated with the design and construction of highly complex research laboratory or hospital facilities (e.g., research laboratories, private laboratories, healthcare, universities, etc.).
- Experience developing project estimates involving diverse tasks, teams, and organizations.
Not Applicable
Testing Designated Position (TDP):
Not Applicable
About PNNL:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to the values of Integrity, Creativity, Collaboration, Impact, and Courage. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven people come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!
At PNNL, you will find an exciting research environment and excellent benefits including health insurance, flexible work schedules and telework options. PNNL is located in eastern Washington State—the dry side of Washington known for its stellar outdoor recreation and affordable cost of living. The Lab’s campus is only a 45-minute flight (or ~3-hour drive) from Seattle or Portland, and is serviced by the convenient PSC airport, connected to 8 major hubs.
Our laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment dedicated to solving critical challenges in fundamental sciences, national security, and energy resiliency. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. In support of this commitment, we encourage people of all racial/ethnic identities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), protected veteran status, and any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, and/or local laws.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures and in employment. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, contact us at careers@pnnl.gov.
PNNL is committed to a drug-free workplace supported by Workplace Substance Abuse Program (WSAP) and complies with federal laws prohibiting the possession and use of illegal drugs.
Beginning 05/01/23, if you are offered employment at PNNL, you must pass a drug test prior to commencing employment. PNNL complies with federal law regarding illegal drug use. Under federal law, marijuana remains an illegal drug. If you test positive for any illegal controlled substance, including marijuana, your offer of employment will be withdrawn.
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