Senior Cost Estimator for Major Capital Projects

Procon Consulting, LLC; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical/dental insurance

401(K) plan

Job summary

Procon seeks a Senior Cost Estimator to provide independent cost estimating, analysis, and advisory support for large capital programs in the U.S. and abroad.

The role develops estimates from concept through closeout, assesses affordability, validates budgets, and supports procurement and negotiations across multiple concurrent projects. The candidate will collaborate with program teams, schedulers, engineers, and clients, applying risk analysis and cost-management best practices on facilities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of cost estimating experience supporting design and construction programs.
• Demonstrated experience developing independent cost estimates for facilities, infrastructure, or large-scale capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction means, methods, materials, labor, and cost drivers.
• Experience developing estimates from conceptual planning through detailed design and construction.
• Proficiency with estimating software and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a NACI/Top Secret security clearance to satisfy project-specific site access and badging requirements.
• Certified Cost Professional (CCP), CCE, PMP, CCM, PE, RA, or equivalent professional certification preferred.
• Experience supporting federal, aviation, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, healthcare, laboratory, higher education, or secure facility projects preferred.
• Experience with progressive delivery, Design-Build, Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), or other collaborative project delivery methods preferred.
• Knowledge of cost risk analysis and Monte Carlo methodologies preferred.
• Familiarity with scheduling platforms and cost-schedule integration.
• Experience supporting programs exceeding $100 million in construction value preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain conceptual, parametric, detailed, and independent cost estimates.
• Prepare cost estimates throughout the planning, programming, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout phases.
• Review and validate contractor, consultant, and vendor pricing proposals.
• Support project budget development, funding strategies, cost forecasting, and financial planning.
• Analyze cost impacts associated with scope changes, schedule changes, project risks, and design alternatives.
• Develop quantity takeoffs and pricing analyses using industry cost databases, historical data, and current market intelligence.
• Participate in value engineering, alternatives analysis, and constructability reviews to identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Support procurement, contract negotiation, and commercial strategy activities.
• Develop life-cycle cost analyses and total cost of ownership evaluations.
• Coordinate with project schedulers to evaluate escalation, phasing, sequencing, and schedule-related cost impacts.
• Prepare executive-level cost reports, estimate narratives, budget summaries, and presentations.
• Assist with contingency development, management reserve planning, cost reconciliation, and budget validation.
• Mentor junior estimators and establish consistent cost management procedures, estimating methodologies, and program-wide standards.

Skills

Cost estimating

Cost analysis

Budget validation

Commercial advisory

Independent cost estimates

Analytical skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Security clearance (NACI/Top Secret)

Estimating software

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Business, or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Procon seeks a Senior Cost Estimator to provide independent cost estimating, analysis, and advisory support for large capital programs in the U.S. and abroad.

The role develops estimates from concept through closeout, assesses affordability, validates budgets, and supports procurement and negotiations across multiple concurrent projects. The candidate will collaborate with program teams, schedulers, engineers, and clients, applying risk analysis and cost-management best practices on facilities,