About Careertakes

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What You’ll Do

You will serve as a Data Analyst supporting a disaster recovery estimating cadre for a confidential client. In this on-call role you will develop clear, defensible cost estimates and technical documentation that support FEMA Public Assistance and other disaster recovery programs across the United States. Typical responsibilities include:

• Support project scoping, damage assessment, and site inspections of disaster-impacted public facilities and infrastructure.
• Prepare conceptual, parametric, and detailed bottom-up cost estimates for repairs, restoration, reconstruction, mitigation, and replacement projects.
• Develop labor, equipment, material, subcontractor, and general conditions cost line items and summaries.
• Perform FEMA Cost Estimating Format (CEF) analyses and prepare documentation suitable for audit and program review.
• Review engineering reports, plans, specifications, contractor proposals, and construction cost documentation for reasonableness and compliance.
• Coordinate with engineers, architects, contractors, grant professionals, and program staff to validate scope, eligibility, and cost drivers.
• Support Requests for Information (RFIs), technical reviews, appeals, and other program delivery tasks.
• Maintain accurate project records and develop defensible cost documentation.

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What You’ll Need (Required Qualifications)

• Minimum 2 years professional experience in construction estimating, engineering, architecture, construction management, infrastructure planning, or a related discipline.
• Experience developing conceptual, parametric, and detailed cost estimates for infrastructure or facility projects.
• Proven ability to estimate labor, equipment, material, and construction costs and document assumptions.
• Familiarity with construction means & methods, facility assessments, project scope development, and site inspection activities.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Ability to work independently under changing priorities and demanding schedules.
• Willingness and ability to travel for field assignments; valid driver’s license.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or related field.
• Professional credentials such as PE, RA, Licensed Contractor, CCP, or similar certifications.
• Experience using RSMeans, Xactimate, FEMA CEF, or other industry-standard estimating tools.
• Knowledge of FEMA Public Assistance regulations, policy, and the PAPPG.
• Prior FEMA or disaster recovery program experience (Cost Estimator, Program Delivery, Site Inspector, Hazard Mitigation, Policy Advisor).
• Experience with roads, bridges, utilities, drainage, site development, or vertical construction projects.

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Physical Requirements & Work Environment

• Ability to perform field inspections at disaster-impacted sites; travel to client offices, recovery operation centers, and project locations as needed.
• Assignments may be remote, field-based, or hybrid depending on client needs and project requirements.
• Work may include extended periods of computer-based estimating, and occasional evening/weekend work during surge events.
• Deployments may be short-notice and can require extended travel during active recovery operations.

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Additional Details

• This is an on-call, as-needed cadre position. Assignments are not guaranteed and depend on disaster declarations, contract awards, client needs, qualifications, availability, and recovery program activations.
• Acceptance of assignments is voluntary; periods of inactivity between deployments may occur.
• Some assignments may be fully remote; others will require fieldwork in disaster-impacted communities.
• Confidential Client and Careertakes are committed to reasonable accommodations in compliance with applicable law.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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