Senior Cost Engineer - Transit and Rail

At Mace, our purpose is to redefine the boundaries of ambition. We believe in creating places that are responsible, bringing transformative impact to our people, communities and societies across the globe. To learn more about our purpose, culture, and priorities, visit our strategy site .

Within our Consult business we harness our unique combination of leading-edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project.

The project:

We are hiring an ambitious and forward-thinking senior cost engineer- transit and rail - to join our established and growing team in New York.

Our values shape the way we consult, and define the people we want to join us on our journey, they are:

• Safety first - Going home safe and well
• Client focus -Deliver on our promise
• Integrity - Always do the right thing
• Create opportunity - for our people to excel.

Responsible for activities related to estimating all elements of project cost including labor (manual and non-manual), materials and permanent equipment, supplies, consumables and expenses, construction equipment rental and operating costs, contingency, escalation, program risk, etc. cost breakdown estimating and negotiating, and technical writing.

You'll be responsible for:

• Serves as technical advisor for team.
• Engages with local team on interchange, highway, and urban corridor projects.
• Provides specialized technical input to design, calculations, and studies for staff's specific area of expertise.
• Develops design procedures to facilitate high-quality cost-effective work by others.
• Participates in interdisciplinary review of project deliverables.
• Develops construction cost estimates and fee estimates of technical efforts for projects.
• Uses expertise in all steps of completing discipline component of PS&E package.
• Performs and leads quality control review of design calculations and drawings.
• Prepares technical construction specification sections.
• Provides input to the development of engineering budget and schedule to meet requirements.
• Initiates and creates project designs and drawings/plans for transportation and/or civil design projects.
• Performs detailed design including preparation of complete calculation packages and development of details.
• Guides drafting team for preparation of drawings from early stages of the design to the final contract plans.
• Understands the importance of review and quality control and able to perform review of design calculations and drawings and specifications.
• Prepares and contributes in the development and implementation of technical approach in projects in collaboration with the project manager.

You'll need to have:

• BA/BS plus relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional engineer (PE).
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering plus related experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Experience with design software including MicroStation and OpenRoads.
• Familiar with MS Office software (Excel, Word, Project).
• Experience designing highway/roadway systems.
• Previous design experience on transportation projects including Development and Preparation of Plans, Specifications and Estimates (PS&E)
• Minimum OSHA 30 training required

You'll also have:

• New York/New Jersey specific experience.
• Demonstrated experience in heavy civil construction projects.
• Experience in estimating mass excavation and transit related construction projects.
• Experience in constructability reviews of heavy civil and transit projects.
• Demonstrated experience with commercialized estimating programs.
• Evidence of good potential growth shown by satisfactory performance in past positions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Computer literacy.
• Potential to perform in a lead capacity.

Mace North America offers the competitive benefits such as:

• Health, dental and vision insurance, including an option with a health savings account
• Flexible spending accounts (healthcare, dependent care and transit and parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Continuing education program
• Professional licensure and society memberships

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all of the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organization.

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