Senior Estimator

Capstone Recruitment Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 207,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone Recruitment Inc. is seeking a Senior Estimator to join the Construction Management and Project Controls team supporting a major North American transportation infrastructure programme in New York City/Hoboken.

You will develop and validate heavy civil cost estimates, perform quantity take-offs, and review subcontractor pricing on a multi-billion-dollar federally funded project. The role offers exposure to tunnelling, bridges and utilities, with governance from senior leadership and

Qualifications

• Produce detailed cost estimates and pricing build-ups for heavy civil work packages.
• Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications.
• Develop estimate basis documents, assumptions, and pricing narratives.
• Review contractor and subcontractor estimates, quotations, and change proposals.
• Benchmark labour, plant, equipment, and material pricing.
• Evaluate production rates, construction methodologies, and logistics assumptions.
• Support procurement, bid evaluations, and commercial reviews.
• Work closely with project controls teams to align estimates with programme schedules.
• Contribute to value engineering, risk analysis, and estimate validation exercises.
• Present estimates and commercial recommendations to senior project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed cost estimates and pricing build-ups for heavy civil work packages.
• Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications.
• Develop estimate basis documents, assumptions, and pricing narratives.
• Review contractor and subcontractor estimates, quotations, and change proposals.
• Benchmark labour, plant, equipment, and material pricing.
• Evaluate production rates, construction methodologies, and logistics assumptions.
• Support procurement, bid evaluations, and commercial reviews.
• Work closely with project controls teams to align estimates with programme schedules.
• Contribute to value engineering, risk analysis, and estimate validation exercises.
• Present estimates and commercial recommendations to senior project leadership.

Skills

Detailed cost estimates

Take-offs

Pricing benchmarking

Subcontractor reviews

Value engineering

HeavyBid software

Drawing interpretation

Team collaboration

Tools

HeavyBid

Job description

New York City / Hoboken, NJ - Up to $230,000

An opportunity has arisen to join the Construction Management and Project Controls team delivering one of North America's largest and most significant transportation infrastructure programmes.

This multi-billion-dollar, federally funded programme will transform rail connectivity across the Northeast Corridor and offers the chance to work alongside leading engineering, commercial and construction professionals on a project that will shape the region for decades.

This is a long-term opportunity supporting a complex heavy civil programme involving tunnelling, major concrete structures, excavation, utilities, and large-scale infrastructure works. You'll be part of an integrated delivery team responsible for providing robust, evidence-based cost estimates throughout both preconstruction and construction phases.

The Role – Senior Estimator

Working within the Project Controls and Estimating team, you'll develop, review and validate detailed heavy civil estimates while collaborating with engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Produce detailed cost estimates and pricing build-ups for heavy civil work packages.
• Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications.
• Develop estimate basis documents, assumptions, and pricing narratives.
• Review contractor and subcontractor estimates, quotations, and change proposals.
• Benchmark labour, plant, equipment, and material pricing.
• Evaluate production rates, construction methodologies, and logistics assumptions.
• Support procurement, bid evaluations, and commercial reviews.
• Work closely with project controls teams to align estimates with programme schedules.
• Contribute to value engineering, risk analysis, and estimate validation exercises.
• Present estimates and commercial recommendations to senior project leadership.

What We're Looking For:

We're keen to speak with estimators who have built their careers within heavy civil contracting environments.

You'll ideally have experience in:

• Major heavy civil infrastructure projects valued above $500M.
• Tunnels, bridges, utilities, aviation, or transportation infrastructure.
• Reinforced concrete, excavation, earthworks, and utilities.
• Union labour pricing and production-based estimating.
• Reading construction drawings and developing detailed quantity take-offs.
• Reviewing subcontractor quotations and contractor pricing.
• Experience with HeavyBid or similar estimating software is advantageous.

Why Join?

• Work on one of the largest infrastructure programmes in North America.
• Long-term programme extending well into the next decade.
• Stable, federally funded project pipeline.
• High-profile technical environment working alongside leading infrastructure professionals.
• Genuine opportunity to influence major commercial decisions on nationally significant projects.
• Excellent career development within a collaborative project controls environment.