Senior Drywall SPW Estimator

DPR Construction; Raleigh (NC); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking an experienced SPW Estimator to prepare detailed Self-Perform Work cost estimates supporting planning, bidding, and decisions. You will review drawings, models, and specs to validate quantities and risks, coordinating with field and procurement teams to align assumptions with project execution.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years of estimating or cost analysis experience in self-perform or construction environments, with a related Bachelor's degree and strong

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in estimating, preconstruction, or cost analysis for self-perform or construction projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepares comprehensive SPW cost estimates, integrating material, labor, equipment, and production data for multiple scopes.
• Analyzes drawings, models, and specifications to validate quantities, identify risks, and confirm scope completeness.
• Collaborates with field leaders, engineers, and project teams to verify production rates and align estimates with execution plans.
• Coordinates with procurement teams to evaluate vendor and supplier pricing for SPW materials and equipment, levelling supplier and trade partner bids for SPW work, ensuring that all proposals are consistent with project assumptions and identifying any variances.
• Develops variance analyses and cost studies to support value engineering and constructability discussions.
• Coordinates with scheduling and operations teams to ensure SPW scope aligns with phasing, access, and sequencing plans, and maintains historical cost and production data to support continuous improvement in estimating accuracy.
• Communicates estimate assumptions, findings, and recommendations clearly to project stakeholders, and identifies SPW-related risks, constraints, and uncertainties and incorporates appropriate allowances or contingencies in partnership with operations teams.

Education

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

Job description

DPR Construction is seeking an experienced SPW Estimator to prepare detailed Self-Perform Work cost estimates supporting planning, bidding, and decisions. You will review drawings, models, and specs to validate quantities and risks, coordinating with field and procurement teams to align assumptions with project execution.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years of estimating or cost analysis experience in self-perform or construction environments, with a related Bachelor's degree and strong