Senior Preconstruction Engineer – SPW Cost & Constructability

mydpr; North Carolina; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction in North Carolina seeks a skilled SPW Estimator to support preconstruction efforts across multiple scopes. You will independently perform quantity development, cost studies, production analyses, and constructability assessments, coordinating with field leaders and project teams to align scope with cost and schedule.

Responsibilities include validating production rates, detailing risk, and contributing to budgets and pricing narratives while mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent experience required.
• 4-6 years of experience in SPW estimating, production planning, construction engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates drawings, specifications, and models to define SPW scope parameters, production implications, constructability needs, and risk considerations.
• Develops detailed quantity assessments, cost studies, production analyses, and comparison summaries for multiple SPW scopes.
• Engages with field leaders to review and validate production rates, equipment requirements, crew compositions, and labor plans.
• Participates in constructability evaluations related to SPW methods, logistics, material handling, and sequencing contributing technical observations related to SPW execution.
• Contributes to the development of conceptual and detailed SPW budgets, including pricing narratives, assumptions, and qualifications while helping document SPW assumptions, clarifications, and risk items within the estimate.
• Prepares sections of SPW preconstruction deliverables such as cost summaries, risk evaluations, production studies, and method alternatives and assists in leveling vendor or supplier pricing for SPW work and in areas where it interfaces with trades or materials.
• Provides informal mentorship and technical guidance to other SPW preconstruction staff on estimating methods, production evaluation, and SPW processes.

Skills

SPW estimating

Production planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, architecture, or a related field

Job description

DPR Construction in North Carolina seeks a skilled SPW Estimator to support preconstruction efforts across multiple scopes. You will independently perform quantity development, cost studies, production analyses, and constructability assessments, coordinating with field leaders and project teams to align scope with cost and schedule.

Responsibilities include validating production rates, detailing risk, and contributing to budgets and pricing narratives while mentoring junior staff.