Disaster Recovery Cost Estimator (Remote/Hybrid)

Tetra Tech; Baton Rouge (LA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Merit-based financial rewards

Flexibility and work-life balance

Collaborative team atmosphere

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Tetra Tech is seeking experienced Cost Estimators to join our Disaster Recovery Cadre, providing accurate, well-documented cost estimates for infrastructure restoration and emergency work across the United States.

As an on-call, as-needed role, assignments may be remote, field-based, or hybrid. You will collaborate with engineers, architects, and program staff to ensure eligibility and funding for public facilities and infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of professional experience in construction estimating, engineering, architecture, construction management, or related discipline.
• Experience developing conceptual, parametric, and detailed cost estimates for infrastructure or facility projects.
• Experience estimating labor, equipment, material, and construction costs.
• Familiarity with modern construction practices, facility assessments, project scope development, and construction inspection activities.
• Experience working collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.

Responsibilities

• Support FEMA Public Assistance and other disaster recovery programs through project scoping, damage assessment, and cost estimating activities.
• Support site inspections of damaged facilities and infrastructure to understand disaster-related damages, proposed repairs, and construction requirements.
• Evaluate project scope, means and methods of construction, and restoration approaches.
• Assist with the development and validation of disaster recovery project scopes.
• Collaborate with applicants, engineers, architects, contractors, and program staff to define eligible work and project requirements.
• Prepare conceptual, parametric, and detailed bottom-up cost estimates for disaster recovery projects.
• Develop labor, equipment, materials, subcontractor, and general conditions cost estimates.
• Estimate costs associated with repair, restoration, reconstruction, mitigation, and replacement projects.
• Prepare cost analyses for roads, bridges, utilities, buildings, drainage systems, parks, and other public infrastructure.
• Support development of FEMA Cost Estimating Format (CEF) analyses when required.
• Develop estimate documentation that is clear, defensible, and suitable for audit and program review purposes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

RSMeans

Xactimate

FEMA Cost Estimating Format (CEF)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Tetra Tech is seeking experienced Cost Estimators to join our Disaster Recovery Cadre, providing accurate, well-documented cost estimates for infrastructure restoration and emergency work across the United States.

As an on-call, as-needed role, assignments may be remote, field-based, or hybrid. You will collaborate with engineers, architects, and program staff to ensure eligibility and funding for public facilities and infrastructure projects.