Consumers Energy is Michigan's largest energy provider, providing natural gas and/or electricity to 6.8 million of the state's 10 million residents in all 68 Lower Peninsula counties. Consumers Energy knows job number one is to keep the lights on for customers. We are committed to delivering reliable, clean, and affordable energy to our customers 24/7.
Location: This is a hybrid (virtual/onsite) position with required onsite days on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and may be assigned to any Consumers Energy Service Center located throughout Michigan's lower Peninsula. The selected candidate must be within a commutable distance or willing to relocate (relocation package is available for those that qualify).
General Summary of Job Responsibilities
The Senior Cost Estimator will oversee the completions of estimates for assigned projects within assigned discipline. Familiar with complex concepts, practices, and procedures within area of responsibility. Relies on multiple years of experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.
The EPM Estimating team supports a wide range of projects across the company, including Electric Supply, Electric Deliverability, Gas Deliverability, Facilities, and Renewable Energy. We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our team, focusing on renewable development and electric economic development estimating. This role involves project estimating, EPC estimating, financial modeling and due diligence research to ensure the success of our renewable energy initiatives and economic projects.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead the development of cost estimates, at various phases of project life cycle, for assigned projects and programs
- Lead, analyze,and compare project estimate costs to project actuals to formulate variance explanation
- Break down complex contractor quotes and proposals to identify variances
- Oversee final estimate reports and supporting documents for project team
- Provide documentation for estimate reviews with engineering and project teams
- Drive communications with cross-functional teams to understand and obtain project requirements and identify risk
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to understand and obtain project requirements
- Other duties as assigned or may be necessary
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
- Understanding of assigned discipline
- Estimating techniques and cost
- Ability to use critical thinking skills to envision entire project scope
- Ability to understand technical drawings and requirements
- Basic knowledge of project management processes
- Able to manage multiple projects concurrently with ability to multitask
- Basic knowledge in Microsoft Suite, Estimating systems, and SAP
Education/Experience
- Bachelor's degree in project management, business, or related field with four (4) or more years of experience in estimating, project controls, construction management, or accounting
- [OR] Associate's degreein project management, business, or related field with six (6) or more years of experience in estimating, project controls, construction management, or accounting
- [OR] High School Diploma/GEDwith eight (8) or more years of experience in estimating, project controls, construction management, or accounting
Why should you join our team?
At Consumers Energy, we offer more than just a place to work. We foster a culture that supports career development, growth, and stability, and we take pride in offering our co-workers excellent benefits and compensation packages. We are deliberately creating an inclusive culture that makes our diverse team of co-workers feel valued, supported, and empowered every day. We're a company made up of thousands of people, all with different stories to share and work to do, but we stand united in our company purpose: world class performance delivering hometown service.
What we offer:
- Competitive compensation packages
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k with company match
- Paid parental leave
- Up to 13 paid Holidays
- Paid time off
- Educational Assistance Program
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion:
We, at CMS Energy, value Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion. It is part of our DNA. We treat our employees with respect, we treat each other fairly and we value the opinions of others. We are passionate about building and nurturing an environment where everyone feels included. We don't discriminate. We seek to learn about each other and better understand our unique differences. Our uniqueness makes us authentic. We create safe spaces where everyone can be who they truly are. We invite difficult conversations and uncomfortable topics. We value diverse perspectives; this is what makes us great together. We harbor an inclusive environment where employees feel empowered to share their backgrounds, experiences, and ideas. Our Employee Resource Groups, Women in Energy (WE), Minority Advisory Panel (MAP), Pride Alliance of Consumers Energy (PACE), GENERGY, capABLE, Interfaith and Veterans Advisory Panel (VAP) are key enablers to living the values of our company culture: Caring, Empowered, Deliberate, Agility, and Ownership.
All qualified applicants will not be discriminated against and will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected veteran status, disability, race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.
