Senior Estimator – Major Rail Infrastructure Programme

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

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