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Colorado Department Of Transportation Cost Estimation Analyst in Denver, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
ABOUT CDOT Do you want to make a difference in Coloradans' lives? Do you have a passion for helping people and keeping them safe? At the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), you'll have the opportunity to do just that. The work our people do contributes to keeping Coloradans and visitors safe and provides freedom, connection, and experience through travel. Please visit our careers page to learn about CDOT and how we are making Colorado a great place to live, work and play, now and for the future! Also, check out our excellent benefits package!
CDOT FOR ALL CDOT's strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.
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The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill one or more positions.
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Work Unit The Construction Engineering Services Branch, Cost Estimating Services Unit produces the final cost estimates for statewide transportation construction projects; advises the Chief Engineer to award or reject contractors bids for construction projects and provide estimation support services as needed by the Chief Engineer and the five transportation regions.
About the Position This position exists to provide technical expertise with databases, reports, IT, economics, statistics, system maintenance, and market analysis. Review Project Plans and Specs, use AASHTOWare along with the Item Search program, bid data from projects of similar scope and proximity to producing a preliminary estimate. Maintains and produces reports and publications related to cost estimating.
Major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Prepare the quarterly Construction Cost Index which includes: evaluating data, verifying historical data, and performing calculations to determine the index; Determine if calculations are sufficient and need follow up; Provide guidance and recommendations for the Construction Cost Index; Use software databases to determine and enter estimated item prices and bid item totals to produce cost estimates; Use various statistics to determine, correct, and analyze estimates; Analyze market conditions to provide estimates and recommendations; Prepare preliminary engineering estimates with varying degrees of complexity; Evaluate results to measure and determine improvements; Prepare procedures to test and verify software; Prepare monthly briefings on overall cost estimating services and performance; Serve as a technical expert in the Unit, developing and implementing effective approaches to cost estimation; Interact with customers and present the Unit s work to a wide variety of audiences; Work with various stakeholders; Other job duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience Only
Four years experience with geographic information systems, computer science, data science, mathematics, statistics, civil engineering, transportation planning, or another field of study closely related to the job duties
AND
At least three years of full-time professional work experience with a primary focus on analyzing data or co t estimation