Senior Estimator — Multidisciplinary Cost Leader

HDR; Utah; On-site; USD 107,000 - 202,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Building Engineering Services Group. You will develop and manage cost estimates for capital projects, generate detailed pricing, and analyze data to support proposals and negotiations.

Responsibilities include leading multi-discipline cost estimates, developing unit rates, and performing quantity takeoffs from drawings. The role emphasizes accuracy, timing, and collaboration within HDR's employee-owned culture.

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
• Advanced understanding of construction estimating concepts, construction scheduling and elements associated with Risk
• Intermediate Management fundamentals
• Able to lead small project estimates
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must
• Sponsorship (visa) for US employment authorization is not available now or in the future for this position

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

Skills

Field experience

MEP systems knowledge

Interpret schedules

Lead small project estimates

MS Office

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree (Civil Eng/Construction Management/Construction Science)

Tools

Sage

Timberline

Bluebeam

Revit

HCSS

Excel

Navisworks

Synchro

Job description

HDR is seeking a Senior Estimator to join our Building Engineering Services Group. You will develop and manage cost estimates for capital projects, generate detailed pricing, and analyze data to support proposals and negotiations.

Responsibilities include leading multi-discipline cost estimates, developing unit rates, and performing quantity takeoffs from drawings. The role emphasizes accuracy, timing, and collaboration within HDR's employee-owned culture.