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Estimating & Benchmarking Lead

Houston, Texas, USFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10
On-site

Core

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

Role type

Senior IC cost engineering lead (estimating & benchmarking)

Builds

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

Domain

Industrial construction, energy transition, life sciences, and infrastructure

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

pharmaceutical/biotechnology 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 for independent estimate assurance; support budget and contingency development; monitor estimate performance against budgets; oversee check estimates and updates; coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and contractor organizations; provide cost insights to client and PMC leadership.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC