Construction Cost Estimating Specialists – 100% Remote

Job Description
AECOMis looking to fill multiple Construction Cost Estimating Specialistspositions to support a contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) Program supporting FEMA’s four Consolidated Resource Centers (CRC).
This work is 100% remoteand is based on the contingencies listed in the minimum requirements and additional information below.
Project Overview:
FEMA’s PA Program provides supplemental funding to state and local governments and eligible private nonprofits, Indian tribal governments, and Alaska Native villages for disaster-related debris removal, emergency protective measures, and restoration of damaged infrastructure.
AECOM will support these efforts by providing FEMA a wide range of technical and program management services to support four CRCs processing grant applications and validating/preparing damage description and dimensions, scopes of work, and cost estimates and conducting compliance reviews across multiple disasters.
Position Description:
The Cost EstimatingSpecialist validates Public Assistance (PA) grant applications for disaster recovery projects in the standard lane within FEMA’s PA delivery model.
The Cost EstimatingSpecialist uses information provided by multiple stakeholders to develop the grant application (project).
The Cost EstimatingSpecialist develops the scope of work and cost estimate.
The Cost EstimatingSpecialist will prepare a Request for Information (RFI) when additional information is required to complete the project.
The Cost EstimatingSpecialist must attend daily stand-up meetings and complete required daily, weekly, and monthly reports.
When preparing the cost estimate, the Cost Estimating Specialist will:
Develop disaster-specific cost data when applicable
Use the best available estimating tools (Xactimate, RSMeans, etc.)
Use the Cost Estimating Format (CEF) for large projects, in accordance with thePublic Assistance CEF for Large Projects Instructional Guide, Version 2.1
The Costing Specialist(s)will use FEMA’s Grants Manager (GM) system. FEMA’s Grants Manager system is used to assign and track actions throughout PA project development, and to collect all PA project-related information and documents, including correspondence.