Senior Estimator – Transportation & Infrastructure Leader

STV Group; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 131,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) Plan

Paid Time Off

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

STV seeks a Senior Estimator to join our Project Controls team in Dallas, TX. You will develop, analyze, and validate cost estimates across transportation, aviation, infrastructure and capital programs to support successful delivery.

The role collaborates with PMs, engineers, designers, contractors, and clients, driving cost planning, documentation, and cost databases while ensuring defensible estimates and bid readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in cost estimating or project controls.
• Experience preparing estimates for transportation, aviation, or major capital programs.
• Strong knowledge of construction means, methods, and cost modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual, schematic, design development, and detailed construction cost estimates.
• Prepare quantity take-offs, cost models, pricing analyses, and documentation from drawings and specs.
• Validate and reconcile estimates from design consultants, contractors, and third parties.
• Partner with project controls teams to align estimates with schedules and budgets.
• Support development of budgets, forecasts, cash flows, and life-cycle cost analyses.
• Identify cost drivers, risks, exclusions, and opportunities and maintain backup documentation.

Skills

Cost estimating

Cost planning

Quantity take-offs

Project controls

Analytical skills

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or Quantity Surveying

Tools

Estimating platforms

Cost databases

Cost modeling tools

Project controls systems

Job description

STV seeks a Senior Estimator to join our Project Controls team in Dallas, TX. You will develop, analyze, and validate cost estimates across transportation, aviation, infrastructure and capital programs to support successful delivery.

The role collaborates with PMs, engineers, designers, contractors, and clients, driving cost planning, documentation, and cost databases while ensuring defensible estimates and bid readiness.