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• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Generous paid time off (vacation, flex or sick)
• *401(k) retirement plan with company match
• *Company paid life insurance
• *Tuition reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Training and exciting career growth opportunities
• Referral program – refer a friend and earn a bonus

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Airport Location:Corporate Development
Advertised Compensation:$128,900.00 to $155,600.00

Summary

The Director of Estimating is responsible for providing cost estimates for Airport Food & Beverage and Retail facilities; and performing all other responsibilities as directed by the business or as assigned by management.

Essential Functions

• Collaborates with Design, Procurement, Project Management, Restaurant Development Portfolio managers, Business Development Finance, Developers and company Executives.
• Accountable to understanding and interpreting the Request for Proposals from airports and design criteria to ensure an accurate capex estimate.
• Works directly with the Design and Procurement teams to ensure the accuracy of estimate through the review of the renderings and floor plans to ensure we maintain budgets.
• Produces detailed and conceptual estimates for renovations, conversions and new-build of Food & Beverage and Retail locations.
• Reviews drawings and provides updated estimates at 10%, 30% and 90% to ensure we are within budget, or if not, identifies the magnitude of the cost over‑run.
• Provides value engineering (VE) ideas/suggestions as needed during all stages of a project.
• Analyzes for the Project Director the general contractor and FF&E bids and scope changes for accuracy in quantities and pricing. Highlight any areas of concern for the PD.
• Utilize and maintain companies program management ftp site (USGN) estimating module.
• Provides capital comparison and analysis by market and project type for each project estimated to validate cost verses historical data.
• Provide reports from database project costs, project comparisons, and track department performance against budgets and cost per square foot goals.
• Creates and maintains project costs database
• Maintains a working knowledge and understand of industry cost trends; guides team on trends and opportunities to avoid overruns.

Reporting relationship and other important information

• The Director of Estimating position as described falls under the Fair Labor Standards act as an Exempt position
• This position typically reports to the Senior Director, Design and Construction Program Support.
• The position may require travel occasionally to support the requirements of the business up to 20%.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Work Environment

• Requires an understanding of construction management financial and operational acumen typically gained through a Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Project Management, or related field of study, and 7 - 10 years of experience estimating construction projects in commercial real estate development and/or multi‑unit restaurant companies.
• Requires supervisory experience, including delegation of tasks, issue resolution, coaching, and motivating others.
• Requires experience reading and interpreting legal agreements, construction documents and be adept at conceptual estimating
• Requires ability to integrate quantitative and qualitative data to identify interdependencies, trends, opportunities, etc. (intuitive business sense).
• Requires a demonstrated ability to interact confidently and effectively with internal and external stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Requires experience with MS Office including strong working knowledge of Excel. Experience with Peoplesoft and estimating and project management software strongly preferred.

Avolta, including Dufry, HMSHost Corporation, Hudson, and affiliates (“the Company”), is an equal opportunity employer. It is the Company’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity in all aspects of employment and to comply with anti‑discrimination laws and regulations. The Company prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal opportunities to applicants and team members without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, age, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, national origin, disability, military service and veteran status, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local laws and ordinances (referred to as “protected characteristics”).