MEP Estimator — Cost, Value & Constructability

DPR Construction; Dallas (TX); Sur place; USD 85 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

DPR Construction, a forward-thinking general contractor, seeks an experienced MEP Estimator to prepare and manage detailed cost estimates for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems on moderately complex projects.

You will review drawings and specifications, perform takeoffs and cost analyses, coordinate with design and preconstruction teams to assess constructability, and contribute to value engineering and estimating tools and databases to support project success.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering, construction management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4–6 years of experience in MEP estimating, design-build coordination, or related field.
• Strong knowledge of constructability, value engineering, and cost databases.
• Experience coordinating with design, preconstruction, and trade partners.

Responsabilités

• Owns assigned MEP scopes and prepares detailed quantity takeoffs and cost estimates for MEP systems across multiple project phases.
• Reviews drawings, specifications, and addenda to identify technical scope requirements and potential conflicts, and prepares bid tabs and scope summaries that document assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations for internal and client-facing reviews.
• Performs cost and value analyses to support design development and decision-making.
• Engages with trade partners to obtain, evaluate, and clarify bids and proposals for MEP scope.
• Contributes to constructability and value engineering reviews related to system design and integration.
• Assists in developing and maintaining cost databases and estimating tools for MEP work and provides guidance to Senior Preconstruction Engineers on takeoffs, scope reviews, and MEP estimating practices.
• Collaborates with project and estimating teams to ensure MEP estimates align with overall project budgets and strategies and works with scheduling, operations, and design teams to confirm that logistics, phasing, and sequence assumptions are reflected in MEP pricing.

Connaissances

MEP estimating

Cost estimation

Design-build coordination

Bid tab preparation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Formation

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, or industrial engineering, construction management, or related field

Outils

Estimating tools

Cost databases

Description du poste

DPR Construction, a forward-thinking general contractor, seeks an experienced MEP Estimator to prepare and manage detailed cost estimates for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems on moderately complex projects.

You will review drawings and specifications, perform takeoffs and cost analyses, coordinate with design and preconstruction teams to assess constructability, and contribute to value engineering and estimating tools and databases to support project success.