Senior Business Analyst- Estimating

Aiken, SC
Full Time
Experienced
UDR is seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Business Analyst- Estimating opportunity for our customer in Aiken, SC to support the Savannah River Site.

Senior Business Analyst- Estimating
Close Date: 1/22/2025
Job #1282


DUTIES
 
Responsible for organizing, developing, analyzing, and maintaining project controls, financial analysis or
estimating applications required to monitor established objectives, and to prepare status and management
reports that identify variances in the work execution strategy and recommend solutions. Provide
management with the capability of maintaining cost and schedule control throughout the life cycle of a
complex project or work activity.

Under limited supervision, responsible for the coordination and limited direction of estimating activities.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: - Develop cost estimates applying basic principles and
concepts in a comprehensive manner, complete in all respects, for facilities with varying degrees of
complexity. Conceptual design estimates are based on less than 15 percent complete designs, and can
determine the upper project funding limits. Ensures the validity of the project coding structures and work
packages for the scope of work. Designs or assists in the design of a Work Breakdown Structure that is
suitable for capturing ail cost components - Participates with the Lead Estimator in the development of
the estimate basis - Identify areas of incomplete design definition within engineering drawings or other
scope definition documents within a discipline or specialty. - Recognize omissions of necessary elements
of the work scope. - Develop quantity estimates for all commodities within a discipline from drawings
and develop quantities utilizing parametric estimating techniques for undefined scope. Develops quality
material, labor, and subcontract take-offs, coordinates information between the Engineering, Purchasing,
and Construction groups, and helps determine the Project Execution Plan. Develops an understanding of
indirect and conceptual estimating - Oversees the development of Discipline Material Take-Offs, Material

Pricing, and Labor Effort-hour Units - Provide detailed and credible explanations of complex estimates to
internal and external customers. Requires negotiating skills and tradeoffs to generate acceptance. -
Perform assigned tasks related to establishing or implementing cost estimating databases using field,
technical and commercial/industrial information that requires analysis and conversion. - Perform trend
analysis and evaluate data to support recommended alterations to databases. Present this information to
upper management with recommendations for actions. - Prepares discipline Change Order Estimates for
use with Baseline Change Proposals - Develops and maintains project-level and control-account level
specialty estimating schedules - Prepares the estimate analysis within the Discipline - Maintains
established Specialty Estimating Systems, Procedures, and Manuals - May present information to
management with recommendations on occasion.

Work Hours: A 40 hour work week is scheduled. SRNS utilizes various work schedules including 5/8s
(8 hour/day; five days per week), 4/10’s (10 hours/day; four days per week), and 9/80’s (9 hours/day, five
days on week AA and four days on week BB. Work week excludes SRNS holidays. Each workday has
30-minute lunch. Overtime will be expected at times to meet deliverables and will be utilized at the
discretion of the Manager.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE 

Education: A Master's degree in business / construction management / technical / engineering or a related
area and 2 years of practical experience. Bachelor's degree in business / construction management /
technical / engineering or a related area and 5 years of practical experience would be considered
equivalent. An Associate's degree and 8 years of practical experience would be considered equivalent. A
high school diploma and 12 years of relevant experience would also be considered equivalent

Experience/Skills: Possesses strong personal computer skills. Requires considerable proficiency in the
use of automated accounting, budgeting, cost management and estimating systems as tools for performing
required duties Working knowledge and understanding of project management and cost and schedule
control at the tactical level is necessary, along with a knowledge of operations, maintenance, or project
startup and construction. Estimating Specialty – Demonstrated skill in conceptual estimating,
coordination with technical personnel, interfacing with engineers, knowledge of field construction
techniques, labor, and equipment requirements. Ability to apply concepts and methods to quantify work
condition impacts on costs is necessary

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS 

Area Security Access: Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DOE “Q” security clearance. An
active DOE clearance is not initially required to perform assigned duties. After award, the selected
candidate will be notified when to apply for a clearance based on specific work assignments. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Candidates who have possessed an active DOE clearance (L or Q) within the past two (2) years are
preferred.

UDR Consulting, INC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman-Owned, Minority-Owned, Small Disadvantaged Business.  An Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected Veterans, or individuals with disabilities.  UDR also supports a drug-free work environment.

UDR offers highly competitive salaries and employee benefit packages structured to best suit your needs. We offer multiple individual and family benefit options including paid time off, medical, dental, life, vision, and disability insurance, and a pre-tax 401 (k) retirement account with Company matching contributions and 100% vesting for eligible participants beginning DAY 1.

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