Director, Capital Estimating - Real Estate
Core
Strategic business partner owning Gap Inc.'s enterprise capital estimating function, managing a $250M+ annual budget across four brands and six store formats.
Role type
Director, Capital Estimating
Builds
Capital budget forecasts, investment narratives, and AI-assisted estimating tools for Real Estate and Brand leadership.
Domain
Retail Real Estate / Capital Management
Deliverable
production ML models | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Capital estimating, cost engineering, construction management, IRR analysis, value engineering, outsourced firm management, scenario modeling, root cause analysis, AI/ML concepts
Preferred skills
Multi-brand retail environment experience, managing large capital portfolios ($150M+)
Technologies
Sage Estimating, WinEst, DESTINI, RSMeans, Gordian, Excel, Power BI
Responsibilities
Deliver milestone-appropriate estimates (Conceptual through GMP), own the monthly Estimated Final Cost (EFC) process, track commitments and actuals against a $250M+ portfolio, set and maintain annual cost-per-square-foot targets, lead value engineering early in design, conduct formal root cause analysis on cost overruns, lead development of AI/ML tools for parametric estimating, direct multiple outsourced estimating firms
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership