Construction Project Estimator

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails preparing estimates for resurfacing projects, and preliminary cost estimates for more complex projects. Accurately projecting the cost of upcoming projects and provides information by developing the cost estimate that builds up the estimated cost of a defined scope of work at any stage of project definition. Responsible for multiple estimates during the life of a project: conceptual, preliminary design, final design, and total bid price (installed cost) estimates. Duties may also include preparing economic cost studies, cash flows, and contingency analyses.

The selected candidate will join a talented group of professionals supporting the Florida Department of Transportation. We operate in a fast-paced environment and are looking for a self-starter who enjoys a challenge. If this sounds like a fit for you, we'd love to have that first discussion of you joining our team.

What You'll Do:

• Analyzes bid and design documents to perform detailed quantity takeoffs to support labor, equipment, and material cost development.
• Performs detailed cost estimates by means of operational analysis utilizing past work experience and reputable industry publications for productivity assignment and overall cost development. Develops / builds the direct and indirect estimates in estimating software with guidance. Prepares detailed breakdown of components and elements of estimates.
• Revises estimates and reports to management accordingly.
• Provides support in price negotiations. Obtains cost information for materials, equipment, and services.
• Performs related cost estimating and budgeting functions. Performs conceptual estimating.
• Collaborates with scheduling team to develop productivity-based cost estimates and to ensure alignment of estimates to construction schedules.
• Reviews contractual documents and contract modifications to determine scope of work, changes to scope, and cost estimates of scope changes.
• Assists in preparation of independent cost estimates for submitted change order proposals.
• Supports the review of estimates and proposals developed by third parties, including consultants' estimates and contractors' proposals.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related degree and 3 years relevant experience, or
• In lieu of education, 7 years relevant experience with the development of cost estimates

What We Prefer:

• FDOT Long Range Estimating (LRE) system experience
• FDOT construction and specification experience
• Responsible for initial fact checking for scope, estimates, specifications, and other bid documents.
• May interact with clients to review scope and substantiate cost estimates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Additional Information

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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Locations:

Ocoee, FL (FTE Turnpike Headquarters)

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Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Project Controls Group

ReqID: R-23171

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