Program Controls Estimating Manager
AECOMis seeking aProgram Controls Estimating Managerto be based in our Baltimore, MD office to lead the estimating team on the B&P Tunnel Replacement (BPTR) Program and other project opportunities available at AECOM.
AECOM is the delivery partner for Amtrak on the BPTR Program that will upgrade a ten-mile section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), Americas busiest passenger rail line. The delivery partner team is responsible for supporting Amtrak with overseeing the full breadth of the program. The scope of services includes program management, design oversight, construction oversight, commissioning oversight, program controls, and commercial and capacity building. The Program will also include delivery of new roadway and railroad bridges, new rail systems and track, and a new ADA-accessible West Baltimore MARC station.
The Estimating Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing all estimating and cost validation activities for large, complex capital infrastructure and construction programs. This role supports the development, review, validation, negotiation, and reporting of project and program-level cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle, from planning and design through construction and closeout.
The Estimating Manager interfaces directly with owners, contractors, program management teams, schedulers, commercial managers, and independent cost estimators (ICEs) to ensure estimates are accurate, defensible, risk-informed, and aligned with program objectives. The position plays a key role in supporting cost governance, change management, forecasting, and executive decision-making.
The responsibilities of the Estimating Manager include the following:
- Interface with Amtraks Independent Cost Estimator (ICE) and provide oversight for the preparation, review, reconciliation, and validation of independent cost estimates.
- Review and evaluate contractor-submitted cost estimates, schedules of values (SOVs), change proposals, and supporting documentation for completeness, accuracy, and contractual compliance.
- Lead estimate reconciliation efforts between the owner, contractor, designer, and ICE estimates.
- Support commercial negotiations with contractors related to pricing, scope validation, changes, claims, and cost impacts.
- Prepare and maintain program-level cost reports, estimate summaries, contingency analyses, forecasting updates, and executive briefings.
- Coordinate with project controls, scheduling, commercial, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure alignment between scope, schedule, risk, and cost.
- Support the development and maintenance of cost breakdown structures (CBS), estimate basis documents, pricing assumptions, and estimate governance procedures.
- Evaluate labor productivity, unit pricing, escalation, indirect costs, and market conditions to validate estimate assumptions.
- Assist in the development of estimate validation processes, benchmarking methodologies, and historical cost databases.
- Participate in risk workshops and integrate risk and uncertainty considerations into estimates and forecasting.
- Support change management processes by evaluating cost impacts, pricing proposals, and estimate-at-completion (EAC) updates.
- Review contractor invoices, progress valuations, and earned value-related cost data as needed.
- Ensure estimating practices align with program controls standards, governance requirements, and industry best practices.
- Provide support for audits, executive reviews, procurement activities, and stakeholder reporting.
- Mentor junior estimators and support continuous improvement initiatives within the estimating function.
