MEP Estimator: Cost, Value & Constructability Leader

DPR Construction; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 100,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

DPR Construction in Massachusetts seeks an experienced MEP Estimator to prepare and manage detailed cost estimates for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems on moderately complex projects. This role applies specialized knowledge to ensure accuracy and value, coordinates with design and preconstruction teams, and engages trade partners to evaluate bids and support cost strategy.

You will own MEP scopes, perform takeoffs, review drawings and specs, and collaborate with trade partners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 4–6 years of MEP estimating or design-build coordination experience
• Experience coordinating with design and preconstruction teams
• Certifications/licenses not required

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.

Skills

MEP estimating

Quantity takeoffs

Cost analysis

Design-build coordination

Bid evaluation

Education

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

Tools

Estimating tools

Job description

DPR Construction in Massachusetts seeks an experienced MEP Estimator to prepare and manage detailed cost estimates for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems on moderately complex projects. This role applies specialized knowledge to ensure accuracy and value, coordinates with design and preconstruction teams, and engages trade partners to evaluate bids and support cost strategy.

You will own MEP scopes, perform takeoffs, review drawings and specs, and collaborate with trade partners to