Construction Cost Estimator
- Location
- Muscatine, IA
- Listed
- Today
What You Will Be Doing
- Prepare material quantity take-offs from planning documents and engineering drawings.
- Review quantity take-offs prepared by other estimators for accuracy and completeness.
- Develop detailed cost estimates, including system and subsystem breakdowns.
- Prepare complete estimate packages, including:
- Basis of Estimate
- Quantity Take-Off Backup
- Cost Data Documentation
- Engineer's Estimate
- Collect, evaluate, and maintain historical cost information for future estimating efforts.
- Contact vendors and suppliers to obtain current pricing and market information.
- Prepare and review final Engineer's Estimates.
- Apply knowledge of construction methods, sequencing, and industry practices.
- Collaborate with the Estimating Department to ensure projects progress efficiently and meet deadlines.
- Attend internal and client meetings to coordinate estimating activities and project requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in:
- Architecture
- Engineering
- Construction Management
- Related technical field
- Entry-Level to Mid-Level (0-7 years) experience in construction estimating, engineering, construction, or a related field
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and related documentation.
- Strong computer skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous construction industry experience.
- Experience with project scheduling and scheduling software.
- Experience using MII estimating software.
- Experience with electronic takeoff software and tools.
Additional information
Work-Life BalanceWe realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.
What we offer
- Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
- Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
- Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
- Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
- Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
- Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.
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About Stanley Consultants
Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.
With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.
Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!
Equal opportunity and legal notices
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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