NV Energy
Position Title: Senior Cost Estimating Engineer

Job ID: 10002910

Location: Reno, NV, United States
Description:

Job Description

Basic Purpose

Reviews and understands studies, plans, specifications, calculations, elevations, documents, and performance assessments associated with the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of the company’s generation, transmission, distribution, telecommunication, or other utility facilities/systems. Develops and reviews budgets, cost estimates, pricing schedules and other cost control support for construction and maintenance projects involving generation, substation, telecommunications, transmission, and distribution facilities. Develops, monitors, and analyzes cost engineering trends.

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares preliminary designs and evaluates detailed designs to develop cost estimates at various stages in the project evolution and evaluates resource requirements for construction and maintenance projects involving generation, substation, telecommunication, transmission, and distribution facilities.

• Prepares preliminary budget estimates using transmission and area planning engineering studies including substation and transmission one-line diagrams.

• Prepares budget estimates for capital projects to aid in the development of Company’s multi-year capital plan by working with asset management group.

• Reviews and understands detailed design drawings to perform material take-offs and analyze construction sequencing.

• Performs cost analyses and prepares detailed variance analyses to support the appropriation request and project change notice process.

• Participates with the project team in scoping of projects for engineering, construction, and contractual requirements.

• Maintains historical and material cost databases and application tools to aid future estimates and pricing schedules.

• Prepares engineering cost and project update reports as required.

• Monitors and enforces all compliance requirements for area of responsibility.

• Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes, and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment

Education and Work Experience
Engineering degree from an accredited college/university and 5 years industry experience and PE license. If no PE license, must have 8 years’ experience as a practicing Engineer.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of:

• Industrial power systems or electrical utility power systems.

• Project cost control principles, theories, and concepts.
• Assessment skills to evaluate electrical utility facility conditions, determine resource requirements and accurately estimate costs.
• Design skills to understand substation engineering design, transmission line engineering design, civil engineering design, and protection and control engineering design.
• Construction work and a variety of the construction concepts, practices and procedures.
• Written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.

Demonstrated skills such as:

• Detail oriented, human relations, time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, interpersonal and organizational.
• Analytical, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, word processing, Excel spreadsheets.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
General office environment. No special physical demands required.

About Us

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.

About the Team

NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Job Info

• Job Identification10002910
• Job CategoryElectric Operations
• Posting Date07/02/2025, 02:04 PM
• Job ScheduleFull time
• Locations6100 Neil Rd, Reno, NV, 89511, US
• Travel RequirementsNo Travel Needed
• Pay Range$103,800 to $122,000 a year
• BusinessNV Energy