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Senior Estimator

new york, new york • Posted 1 weeks ago
Onsite Contract General

New York City / Hoboken, NJ - Up to $230,000

An opportunity has arisen to join the Construction Management and Project Controls team delivering one of North America's largest and most significant transportation infrastructure programmes.

This multi-billion-dollar, federally funded programme will transform rail connectivity across the Northeast Corridor and offers the chance to work alongside leading engineering, commercial and construction professionals on a project that will shape the region for decades.

This is a long-term opportunity supporting a complex heavy civil programme involving tunnelling, major concrete structures, excavation, utilities, and large-scale infrastructure works. You'll be part of an integrated delivery team responsible for providing robust, evidence-based cost estimates throughout both preconstruction and construction phases.

The Role – Senior Estimator

Working within the Project Controls and Estimating team, you'll develop, review and validate detailed heavy civil estimates while collaborating with engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams.

Responsibilities include:

  • Produce detailed cost estimates and pricing build-ups for heavy civil work packages.
  • Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings and specifications.
  • Develop estimate basis documents, assumptions, and pricing narratives.
  • Review contractor and subcontractor estimates, quotations, and change proposals.
  • Benchmark labour, plant, equipment, and material pricing.
  • Evaluate production rates, construction methodologies, and logistics assumptions.
  • Support procurement, bid evaluations, and commercial reviews.
  • Work closely with project controls teams to align estimates with programme schedules.
  • Contribute to value engineering, risk analysis, and estimate validation exercises.
  • Present estimates and commercial recommendations to senior project leadership.

What We're Looking For:

We're keen to speak with estimators who have built their careers within heavy civil contracting environments.

You'll ideally have experience in:

  • Major heavy civil infrastructure projects valued above $500M.
  • Tunnels, bridges, utilities, aviation, or transportation infrastructure.
  • Reinforced concrete, excavation, earthworks, and utilities.
  • Union labour pricing and production-based estimating.
  • Reading construction drawings and developing detailed quantity take-offs.
  • Reviewing subcontractor quotations and contractor pricing.
  • Experience with HeavyBid or similar estimating software is advantageous.

Why Join?

  • Work on one of the largest infrastructure programmes in North America.
  • Long-term programme extending well into the next decade.
  • Stable, federally funded project pipeline.
  • High-profile technical environment working alongside leading infrastructure professionals.
  • Genuine opportunity to influence major commercial decisions on nationally significant projects.
  • Excellent career development within a collaborative project controls environment.
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