Cost Estimator

Estimator

Freese and Nichols is seeking an Estimator to join our Program Management team in Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, or Pearland, Texas. As Estimator, you will support project teams with cost estimating across multiple projects and stages of the project lifecycle, helping develop reliable budgets, detailed estimates, and cost analyses for a variety of infrastructure programs.

What You'll Do

• Assist with estimating all elements of project cost including labor, materials, permanent equipment, supplies, consumables, expenses, construction equipment rental and operating costs, contingency, escalation, and program risk
• Support multiple projects and project teams at the same time across various project phases from inception through close-out
• Use industry resources such as cost databases, software systems, and standards to develop completed estimates
• Assist Lead Estimator with developing standard cost estimating processes companywide
• Coordinate with construction management support resources across the company to complete estimates
• Work with Project Managers and other disciplines to evaluate budget appropriateness and prepare or coordinate full project estimates
• Assist with estimates for conceptual, schematic design, design development, and construction documents phases
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, material, equipment, and labor take-offs, and cost comparison analyses using accepted industry methods

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, or a related field, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, Requests for Proposals, and contracts
• Ability to assist with order-of-magnitude, preliminary, definitive, change order, and check estimates using appropriate methods and techniques
• Ability to use company and industry historical data to support cost estimates
• Ability to maintain consistent communication with other estimators

Preferred

• Experience in mechanical and electrical estimating
• Knowledge of various cost estimating software
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project
• Knowledge of Primavera
• Ability to support cost database maintenance
• Ability to contribute across estimating disciplines including facilities, transportation, water/wastewater, heavy civil, and structural