Cost Estimator (Energy Infrastructure)

Location: Remote within the United States with expected on-site meetings and project-site work nationwide; initially identified work site in Washington, DC.

Company

hirify.global provides management and operations consulting services across risk management, compliance, business processes, IT effectiveness, engineering, environmental sustainability, and human capital.

What you will do

• Validate project cost eligibility, construction budgets, incurred costs, cost forecasts, cost baselines, and disbursement support assumptions.
• Perform capital cost estimates, quantity takeoffs, contingency and escalation analysis, and cost reasonableness reviews.
• Review project documentation and data rooms, evaluate technical and commercial interfaces, and identify risks and mitigations.
• Prepare cost models, estimate bases, benchmark comparisons, variance explanations, and independent engineer reports.
• Support technical due diligence, credit evaluation, construction monitoring, lifecycle monitoring, certification, and disbursement-readiness reviews.
• Coordinate with engineering, finance, legal, construction, operations, environmental, HSE, and project controls stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant engineering, construction, operations, compliance, risk, finance, or energy infrastructure advisory experience.
• Experience with oil and gas, power, utilities, or large-scale infrastructure projects for owners, lenders, independent engineers, or federal clients.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, environmental science, construction management, business, risk management, finance, or a related field.
• Experience with independent engineering review, technical due diligence, risk assessment, cost estimation, quantity takeoffs, and cost reasonableness analysis.
• Strong Excel-based analysis, data room review, information request tracking, report writing, stakeholder coordination, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work remotely within the United States and attend on-site meetings or project-site engagements nationwide.

Nice to have

• Certifications such as PMP, CQA, CIA, ISO Lead Auditor, CHMM, CSP, or PMI-RMP.
• Experience with DOE or Loan Programs Office-style documentation and federal energy financing programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with multidisciplinary professionals on public, private, defense, civilian government, and nonprofit engagements.
• Full-time benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with company match, paid time off, sick leave, and government holidays.
• Pre-tax flexible spending and payment programs, purchasing discounts, and disability and supplemental life insurance are available to eligible employees.
• Security clearance may be required for sensitive federal consulting engagements.
• Performance incentives and employee and contractor referral bonuses are offered.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume, salary expectations, and the job title or reference code through the careers channel.
• Only qualified candidates will be reviewed.