Estimation Consultant

About the position

Are you a data-driven tech enthusiast who loves turning ambiguity into structured, defensible numbers?


At Paracon Solutions, we don't just build technology solutions; we architect them for success from the ground up. We are looking for an Estimation Consultant to join our Delivery team.
This isn't your typical corporate role. If you are a naturally curious problem-solver, a hobbyist coder, a gamer, or someone who is genuinely energized by data, AI, and modern tech ecosystems, you will thrive here. You will sit at the intersection of tech, data, and business strategy-translating client requirements into realistic project baselines that set our delivery teams up to win.



Responsibilities

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  Deconstruct Tech Solutions: Analyze software architectures, requirements documents, and scope papers to figure out what it actually takes to build them.
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  Build Effort & Cost Models: Use both bottom-up and top-down estimation techniques (such as story points, three-point/PERT, and work breakdown structures) to model resource requirements, duration, and costs.
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  Collaborate with Tech Experts: Work alongside Solution Architects, Tech Leads, and Sales teams to challenge and validate project assumptions and risks.
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  Optimize with Data: Capture actual data from completed projects, analyze historical productivity benchmarks, and use those insights to continuously improve our estimation models.
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  Present and Defend: Clearly document and present your numbers, assumptions, and confidence levels to internal stakeholders and decision-makers.
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  A Tech Disciple: You have a genuine love for technology, data, and AI. You're the person who wants to know how things work under the hood.
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  Analytical & Rigorous: You have strong numerical skills, a sharp eye for detail, and you aren't afraid to dig into data to question assumptions.
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  A Continuous Learner: You absorb new domains and tools quickly. While we use advanced parametric estimation tools like Galorath SEER (and its SEERai layer), we don't expect you to know them day one-we will teach you the tooling if you have the appetite to master it.
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  High Integrity: You prefer producing honest, balanced, and realistic data over simply telling stakeholders what they want to hear.

Qualifications & Experience

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  Education: Matric (Grade 12) is essential. A tertiary qualification (Degree or Diploma) in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or Informatics is highly preferred.
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  Experience: 0 to 3 years of experience in an IT, data, or technology-related environment. Recent graduates with the right aptitude are highly encouraged to apply!

The Tech Stack:

• Strong Excel skills are highly beneficial for building models.
• Exposure to SQL and BI tools (like Power BI) is a major plus for historical data [URL Removed] exposure to AI/ML tools or having dabbled in coding (Python, SQL, etc.) will give you a massive advantage.
• Methodologies: Basic familiarity with IT project lifecycles and Agile/Scrum/Waterfall frameworks is a plus.

Desired Skills:

• Advanced Excel SQL
• Power BI / Data Analytics
• Python (or basic coding/scripting)
• Galorath SEER / SEER-SEM / SEERai