Senior Cost Estimator – Municipal Infra (Seattle, On-site)

CMTS LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k)

Paid time off

Professional development

Career advancement

Job summary

CMTS, LLC in Seattle, WA seeks a Senior Cost Estimator / Cost Engineer to deliver accurate cost estimates across water, wastewater, drainage and facility projects from concept to bid. You will work with project teams, engineers, and owners to inform decisions and support successful delivery of municipal infrastructure.

This on-site, full-time role requires at least ten years of estimating experience, strong knowledge of AACE standards, and the ability to price change orders and perform lifecycle

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten (10) years of estimating or cost engineering experience supporting public infrastructure, heavy civil, or utility facilities.
• Command of the AACE estimate classification framework and basis of estimate documentation.
• Experience with change order pricing and construction-phase cost analysis.
• AACE CCP or CEP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cost estimates from AACE Class 5 conceptual estimates through Class 1 bid-level estimates for water, wastewater, drainage, and facility projects.
• Prepare planning and options analysis estimates (AACE Class 5 and Class 4) using parametric and analogous estimating methods with documented basis of estimate.
• Develop design-phase estimates (AACE Class 3 through Class 1) and reconcile estimates against engineer and contractor estimates.
• Support benefit-cost analyses and lifecycle cost inputs for business cases and alternatives evaluations.
• Price and evaluate change orders and support negotiations through independent cost analyses.
• Perform bid evaluations and conduct market and escalation analyses for Puget Sound construction conditions.
• Maintain estimate databases, unit cost libraries, and historical cost benchmarking information.
• Present estimate findings to owner project teams and support development of risk-based contingency recommendations.

Skills

Cost estimation

Cost engineering

Cost analysis

Bid evaluations

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

AACE framework

Job description

CMTS, LLC in Seattle, WA seeks a Senior Cost Estimator / Cost Engineer to deliver accurate cost estimates across water, wastewater, drainage and facility projects from concept to bid. You will work with project teams, engineers, and owners to inform decisions and support successful delivery of municipal infrastructure.

This on-site, full-time role requires at least ten years of estimating experience, strong knowledge of AACE standards, and the ability to price change orders and perform lifecycle