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Estimating & Benchmarking Lead

Richmond, Virginia, USFull-time2026-10-16 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Lead the development, review, validation, and reconciliation of capital cost estimates for major capital projects across the project lifecycle.

Role type

Senior IC estimating & benchmarking lead

Builds

Project budgets, capital cost estimates, and cost validation studies for industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, and infrastructure projects.

Domain

Industrial construction & engineering capital projects

Required skills

capital cost estimation, benchmarking, cost validation, contingency development, estimate assurance, cost analysis, project controls, budget tracking, risk identification, stakeholder coordination

Preferred skills

regulated manufacturing project experience, Owner's Representative/PMC/EPCM/IPMT environment experience, large-scale project management ($500M+ TIC), Aspen Capital Cost Estimator proficiency, professional certifications (CCP, CEP, EVP, PSP, PMP)

Technologies

Aspen Capital Cost Estimator

Responsibilities

Lead development and validation of project capital cost estimates; serve as estimating SME providing independent estimate assurance; support development of project budgets and funding requirements; monitor estimate performance against approved budgets; oversee development of check estimates; coordinate with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, and contractor organizations; provide estimating insights to client and PMC leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC