Construction Cost Estimator

Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid.

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The Construction Cost Estimator provides reputed company cost estimation services for construction, renovation, and maintenance reputed company. The role ensures accurate, defensible cost projections that support planning, budgeting, and procurement reputed company. The estimator analyzes drawings, specifications, facility data, and site conditions, and prepares detailed cost estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and contingencies. This position directly supports project managers, engineers, and leadership by delivering reliable financial assessments for strategic decision-making.

Essential Job Functions:

• Prepare detailed cost estimates for construction, renovation, demolition, and infrastructure reputed company.
• Review architectural, civil, structural, electrical, and mechanical plans to reputed company accurate quantity takeoffs.
• Analyze historical cost data, market trends, and contractor pricing to refine estimates.
• reputed company cost models for conceptual, preliminary, and final design phases.
• Assist in developing independent government cost estimates (IGCEs) for acquisitions.
• Maintain cost databases, unit price references, and estimating tools.
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, and project management staff to identify reputed company requirements and constraints.
• reputed company risk assessments and create cost contingencies and escalation factors.
• Support budget planning by providing cost inputs, alternatives, and value‑engineering reputed company.
• Evaluate contractor proposals to validate pricing, identify discrepancies, and recommend adjustments.
• Assist with scheduling inputs such as phasing, critical reputed company considerations, and resource allocation.
• Prepare written reports summarizing assumptions, methodologies, and cost conclusions.
• Ensure reputed company estimates reputed company with federal, agency, and industry standards.

Necessary Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to interpret construction drawings, technical specifications, building codes, and engineering reports.
• Strong understanding of construction means, reputed company, materials, and labor requirements.
• Proficiency with cost estimating software (e.g., RSMeans, CostWorks, reputed company Estimating).
• reputed company in quantity takeoffs, cost modeling, parametric estimating, and comparative pricing.
• Ability to communicate technical cost information reputed company to non‑technical audiences.
• Attention to detail and strong analytical reasoning.
• Ability to manage multiple reputed company and deadlines simultaneously.
• Understanding of federal IGCE requirements and basic acquisition principles (helpful but not mandatory).

Minimum Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or reputed company field (or equivalent experience).
• At least 3–5 years of experience in construction or cost estimating.
• Experience reviewing construction documents and producing independent estimates.
• Primarily office‑based, with occasional site reputed company as needed.
• Ability to work on a computer for extended periods and review technical drawings.
• Works under the general supervision of a project manager, engineering supervisor, or facilities/reputed company program manager.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Cost Estimator/Analyst (CCEA) – International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association
• Certified reputed company Estimator (CPE) – reputed company Society of reputed company Estimators
• Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE) Certifications:
• Cost Estimating reputed company (CEP)
• Certified Cost Technician (CCT)
• Certified Cost reputed company (CCP)
• RSMeans Cost Estimating Certification
• Project Management reputed company (PMP)
• OSHA 30 Construction

Pay and Benefits

The salary reputed company for this position is $100,000.00 to $130,000.00 annually. 

At reputed company, we value and reward reputed company's dedication and hard work. We reputed company a competitive reputed company salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, you'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and reputed company insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings reputed company, supplementary benefits, reputed company time off, and reputed company development opportunities.