Estimator - Real Estate Developer

Hudson Cooper Search; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Choice of medical plans

401k with match

Job summary

Hudson Cooper Search partners with a national real estate owner and developer to find an experienced estimator who will influence budgets and developments from acquisition to construction. You will work with Preconstruction and Project Management leadership to build budgets and cost models, travel nationwide, and help modernize estimating with AI and emerging technology.

This role offers visibility into investment decisions and the opportunity to influence senior leadership decisions and project

Qualifications

• 5+ years of estimating/preconstruction experience.
• Strong multifamily residential renovation/rehabilitation experience.
• Ability to independently build and defend sophisticated budgets and cost models.
• Genuine interest in AI and practical implementation within estimating.
• Willingness to travel nationwide.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual budgets, detailed estimates and cost models from acquisition through construction.
• Define scopes and assess costs for residential renovation, rehabilitation, repositioning and new construction.
• Review drawings, identify cost risks and provide value engineering recommendations.
• Support procurement, bid leveling, subcontractor evaluation and buyout.
• Present budgets and cost analysis to senior leadership.
• Travel to assets nationwide to evaluate existing conditions and project requirements.
• Help build and manage estimating resources as the function grows.
• Explore and implement AI-enabled tools to improve estimating accuracy.

Skills

Estimating / Preconstruction

Budgeting / Cost Modeling

Multifamily Residential Renovation

Travel readiness

AI adoption interest

Job description

If you’re an experienced estimator who wants to move closer to the investment decisions behind major residential projects, this is an opportunity to have a real influence on what gets acquired, developed and built.

We’re working with a national, vertically integrated real estate owner and developer with a portfolio spanning multiple states.

You’ll work closely with Preconstruction and Project Management leadership, building the budgets and cost models that inform acquisitions and capital projects ranging from major renovations to large-scale new developments.

This is a role for someone who wants more than producing estimates. You’ll have visibility into investment decisions, work directly with senior leadership and have the opportunity to help modernize how estimating is done, including the adoption of AI and emerging technology.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop conceptual budgets, detailed estimates and cost models from acquisition through construction
• Define scopes and assess costs for residential renovation, rehabilitation, repositioning and new construction
• Review drawings, identify cost risks and provide value engineering recommendations
• Support procurement, bid leveling, subcontractor/vendor evaluation and buyout
• Present budgets, assumptions and cost analysis to senior leadership
• Travel to assets nationwide to evaluate existing conditions and project requirements
• Help build and manage additional estimating resources as the function grows
• Explore and implement AI-enabled tools and workflows to improve estimating accuracy, efficiency and consistency

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of estimating/preconstruction experience
• Strong multifamily residential renovation/rehabilitation experience; affordable housing or LIHTC exposure preferred
• Ability to independently build and defend sophisticated budgets and cost models
• A genuine interest in AI and how it can be practically implemented within estimating and preconstruction
• Willingness to travel regularly nationwide

Benefits include

• Unlimited PTO
• Choice of medical plans with low premiums
• 401k with match