Estimator - Drywall

DPR Construction; Jersey (AR); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking an experienced SPW estimator to prepare detailed Self-Perform Work cost estimates that support project planning, bidding, and operational decisions. You will apply technical knowledge of materials, labor, and production methods to evaluate SPW scopes across multiple trades.

Collaborating with project, field, and operations teams, you will ensure estimates reflect current market conditions and risk assessments, while contributing to continuous improvement of estimating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field.
• 4–6 years of estimating, preconstruction, or cost analysis experience.
• Certifications and Licenses: None required.

Responsibilities

• Prepares comprehensive SPW cost estimates for multiple scopes.
• Analyzes drawings, models, and specs to validate quantities and risks.
• Collaborates with field engineers and project teams to align estimates with plans.
• Coordinates with procurement to evaluate vendor pricing and bids.
• Develops variance analyses to support value engineering and constructability reviews.
• Ensures estimates align with phasing, access, and sequencing plans.
• Communicates assumptions and recommendations to stakeholders with clear contingencies.

Skills

Estimating

Preconstruction

Cost analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field

Job description

Job Description

At DPR, roles and responsibilities are more than describing a job title—they are a commitment to building great things together. The job description(s) below defines core responsibilities and the scope of the role and is a starting point. Every employee is expected to lead from where they are, take ownership of outcomes, and always act in the best interest of the team, customer, project and organization.
As a purpose-driven organization on a journey to be most admired, we rely on trust, shared leadership, open communication, disciplined action and a deep respect for the individual to drive exceptional performance. Success is not just about what we build, but who we build and how we build it: with integrity, enjoyment, uniqueness and an ever-forward mindset.

Job Summary

Prepares detailed and accurate Self-Perform Work (SPW) cost estimates that support project planning, bidding, and operational decision-making. Applies technical knowledge of materials, labor, and production methods to evaluate SPW scopes across multiple trades. Collaborates with project, field, and operations teams to ensure estimates reflect realistic production rates, current market conditions, and risk assessments. Contributes to the continuous improvement of SPW estimating tools and data management practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares comprehensive SPW cost estimates, integrating material, labor, equipment, and production data for multiple scopes.


• Analyzes drawings, models, and specifications to validate quantities, identify risks, and confirm scope completeness.


• Collaborates with field leaders, engineers, and project teams to verify production rates and align estimates with execution plans.


• Coordinates with procurement teams to evaluate vendor and supplier pricing for SPW materials and equipment, levelling supplier and trade partner bids for SPW work, ensuring that all proposals are consistent with project assumptions and identifying any variances.


• Develops variance analyses and cost studies to support value engineering and constructability discussions.


• Coordinates with scheduling and operations teams to ensure SPW scope aligns with phasing, access, and sequencing plans, and maintains historical cost and production data to support continuous improvement in estimating accuracy.


• Communicates estimate assumptions, findings, and recommendations clearly to project stakeholders, and identifies SPW-related risks, constraints, and uncertainties and incorporates appropriate allowances or contingencies in partnership with operations teams.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.

Work Experience

4–6 years of experience in estimating, preconstruction, or cost analysis for self-perform or construction projects required.

Certifications and Licenses

None required.

Anticipated starting pay range:

$100,000.00- $140,000.00

Nothing is more important than your health and wellness. DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs

for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.