Senior Estimator - Data Center & Infra Projects

HDR; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 107,464 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Short/Long-term disability

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Paid time off

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Employee referral bonus

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead multidisciplinary cost estimating for capital projects, supporting proposals, and cost analysis. You will develop crew-based capital estimates, unit rates, and escalation analyses across diverse disciplines, coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong MS Office and estimating skills, and the ability to lead estimates and communicate clearly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science Engineering or equivalent experience.
• A minimum of 10 years' related experience.
• Advanced understanding of Microsoft Office software.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; leadership ability.

Responsibilities

• Perform general or discipline cost estimating generating capital cost and/or services estimates; data analysis identifying problems and make recommendations; and control activities for project and/or proposal efforts.
• Support estimate reporting and reviews
• Provide technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated
• Execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters
• Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing
• Prepare cost/schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations
• Provide input on the level of effort required (cost/job hours) through coordination with functions and/or vendors, and consolidate input for costing
• Perform and review methodology for quantity takeoffs from design drawings for multidiscipline sections and customize forms to reflect best effort
• Prepare detail pricing field office non-manual labor/other direct costs (ODC) and home office labor/ODCs
• Produce capital costs estimate using a crew-based approach including formation of crews from multiple disciplines
• Provide detail pricing for manual labor rates
• Develop unit rates for discipline specific items
• Assist in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents
• Prepare basis and assumption documentation denoting rationale, inclusions and exclusions
• Calculate fee based on established fee model
• Quantify and spread escalation based on project schedule and estimated costs
• Develop and perform analysis of project cash models and the corresponding time value of money as the cost of working capital correlating scheduled activities and cost
• Generate payment schedules
• Support risk analysis assessment by identifying areas of risk
• Support contingency efforts as directed
• Assist in developing unit staffing, job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft distribution reference data based on analysis of HDR and industry experience
• Perform data analysis, identify problems and make recommendations
• Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition
• Prepare reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by supervisor
• Participate in estimate reviews and presentations as appropriate
• Support training activities as needed
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

MS Office

Estimating concepts

Scheduling

Risk management

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Construction Science Engineering

Tools

Sage

Timberline

Bluebeam

Revit

HCSS

Excel

Navisworks

Synchro

Job description

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead multidisciplinary cost estimating for capital projects, supporting proposals, and cost analysis. You will develop crew-based capital estimates, unit rates, and escalation analyses across diverse disciplines, coordinating with vendors and internal teams.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, strong MS Office and estimating skills, and the ability to lead estimates and communicate clearly.