Lead SPW Preconstruction Engineer

DPR Construction; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in the United States seeks a SPW Estimator to support preconstruction efforts, perform detailed quantity development, cost studies, and constructability assessments across multiple SPW scopes. You will review design documents, validate production rates, analyze alternatives, and guide teams to align scope with cost, schedule, and execution strategy.

You will coordinate with field leaders, trade partners, and project teams, providing mentorship and applying expanding SPW

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years of experience in SPW estimating, production planning, construction engineering, or related field.
• Experience reviewing design documents and validating production rates.
• Knowledge of SPW budgets, cost summaries, risk evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates drawings, specifications, and models to define SPW scope parameters, production implications, constructability needs, and risk considerations.
• Develops detailed quantity assessments, cost studies, production analyses, and comparison summaries for multiple SPW scopes.
• Engages with field leaders to review and validate production rates, equipment requirements, crew compositions, and labor plans.
• Participates in constructability evaluations related to SPW methods, logistics, material handling, and sequencing contributing technical observations related to SPW execution.
• Contributes to the development of conceptual and detailed SPW budgets, including pricing narratives, assumptions, and qualifications while helping document SPW assumptions, clarifications, and risk items within the estimate.
• Prepares sections of SPW preconstruction deliverables such as cost summaries, risk evaluations, production studies, and method alternatives and assists in leveling vendor or supplier pricing for SPW work and in areas where it interfaces with trades or materials.
• Provides informal mentorship and technical guidance to other SPW preconstruction staff on estimating methods, production evaluation, and SPW processes.

Skills

SPW estimating

production planning

construction engineering

estimating methods

risk assessment

Education

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

Job description

DPR Construction in the United States seeks a SPW Estimator to support preconstruction efforts, perform detailed quantity development, cost studies, and constructability assessments across multiple SPW scopes. You will review design documents, validate production rates, analyze alternatives, and guide teams to align scope with cost, schedule, and execution strategy.

You will coordinate with field leaders, trade partners, and project teams, providing mentorship and applying expanding SPW