Responsibilities
- Lead and prepare construction cost estimates from conceptual design through bid-level documents.
- Develop high-level conceptual and schematic estimates based on limited or incomplete design information.
- Prepare detailed, bottoms-up estimates incorporating production-based labor, material unit costs, equipment costs, crew compositions, defined production rates, and fully built-up unit pricing.
- Develop estimates grounded in construction means and methods rather than reliance on historical unit costs alone.
- Solicit, review, and evaluate subcontractor and vendor pricing in support of detailed estimates and bid submissions.
- Develop, review, and reconcile change order and modification estimates.
- Perform cost reconciliations between internal estimates, subcontractor pricing, contractor bids, and third-party or independent estimates.
- Interface directly with clients, owners, subcontractors, and project teams to review estimates, resolve cost issues, and support cost-related decision-making.
- Provide quality control review of estimates prepared by other estimators across all trades.
- Utilize and adapt existing cost databases, historical data, workbooks, and estimating software.
- Independently manage assigned estimates while coordinating with support estimators.
- Review drawings, specifications, and scope narratives to identify risks, gaps, and constructability concerns.
- Clearly document estimate assumptions, exclusions, methodologies, and areas of uncertainty.
- Support value engineering, risk assessment, and cost optimization efforts.
- Support construction scheduling efforts by developing detailed, man-hour-based labor estimates to support resource-loaded schedules.
Requirements
- deep experience leading and developing construction cost estimates across all phases of design and construction
- ability to quickly integrate into an established estimating team
- proven ability to take ownership of complex estimates
- demonstrated experience leveraging existing tools, databases, and workflows with minimal onboarding
