Cost Estimator

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking an experienced Cost Estimator to support federal civil works, infrastructure, facility, and Design-Build projects across the United States. The Cost Estimator will provide independent cost estimating, pricing analysis, proposal reviews, and negotiation support for high-visibility federal construction programs. The position may support Program Management, Site Assessment/Development, and Construction Management teams.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop Independent Cost Estimates, budget analyses, Rough Order of Magnitude estimates, and parametric estimates for federal facilities, infrastructure, utilities, and civil works projects.

• Review designs, drawings, specifications, proposals, scopes of work, schedules, site conditions, and contract documents to develop comprehensive cost estimates.

• Prepare quantity takeoffs, work breakdown structures, construction logic, labor and material rates, equipment costs, productivity factors, subcontractor pricing, and contractor markups.

• Develop and document the Basis of Estimate, including methodology, assumptions, exclusions, escalation, scope, pricing sources, and risk factors.

• Perform rapid cost reviews of Design-Builder proposals, lump-sum bids, contract modifications, RFIs, field changes, and other pricing requests.

• Deliver quick-turnaround cost reviews to the Government within three business days when required.

• Prepare cost reviews on NAVFAC