Senior Cost Estimator

Senior Cost Estimator – Aviation & Civil Construction

Location: Onsite | Austin, TX

Our client is looking for a Senior Cost Estimator with deep aviation and civil construction experience to join their Cost Estimating team onsite at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, TX.

Are you passionate about playing a critical role in shaping major airport infrastructure from the ground up? If yes, this may be the perfect Senior Cost Estimator position for you. Keep scrolling to see what this company has to offer.

The Perks!

• Compensation: $110,000–$145,000, based on experience
• Cigna Medical & Dental, iMed Vision, FSA (health + dependent care)
• 401k with Profit Sharing Plan
• Paid Vacation, Sick, and Holiday time off, plus Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Plan, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts, and an Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness incentives, Life, Disability, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital insurance

A Day in the Life of a Senior Cost Estimator

As the Lead Cost Estimator, you'll develop and review detailed cost estimates across a wide range of aviation and civil construction projects, from early conceptual phases through final design, change orders, and claims. Your work directly supports project owners, designers, and construction teams in making informed decisions that keep complex airport programs on budget and on track.

You'll also collaborate with scheduling professionals to ensure estimates and schedules are fully aligned, and actively participate in project meetings, value engineering sessions, and risk analysis studies.

Responsibilities include

• Developing detailed cost estimates for highway, bridge, tunnel, airport, building construction, and renovation projects
• Producing preliminary conceptual estimates, design-stage estimates, change order estimates, claims estimates, and "what if" scenario analyses
• Reviewing and providing technical commentary on cost estimates prepared by others
• Writing technical reports related to estimating findings and project cost analysis
• Coordinating and integrating cost estimates with CPM construction schedules
• Interfacing with project owners, designers, engineers, suppliers, and contractors
• Participating in project meetings, negotiations, risk analysis studies, and value engineering exercises

Requirements and Qualifications

• 4-5+ years of cost estimating experience
• Prior estimator experience with heavy electrical systems, traction power, signals, DC power, substations, or overhead catenary
• Prior experience working in the field on electrical construction projects
• Experienced in reading construction plans and specifications, and in developing crew compositions, equipment needs, and production rates
• Proficiency in SAGE Estimating or a similar estimating software system
• Experience estimating projects in the transit or rail sector

About the Hiring Company

Our client is a WBE/DBE Certified Construction Management Consulting and Inspection firm that has been serving the construction industry since 1991. Specializing in a full spectrum of construction management and support services, they act as an owner's representative on both public and private projects.

They are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and proud supporter of Veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Come Join Our Cost Estimating Team!

Start by filling out this 3-minute, mobile-friendly application here. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Pay: $110,000.00 - $145,000.00 per year

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s)

• Are you experienced in reading construction plans and specifications, and in developing crew compositions, equipment needs, and production rates?
• On a scale from 1-10, how confident are you in the quality of your work?

Experience

• heavy electrical systems, traction power, etc, estimator: 2 years (Required)
• working in the field on electrical construction projects: 1 year (Required)
• SAGE Estimating or similar estimating software: 1 year (Required)
• estimating projects in the transit or rail sector: 1 year (Required)
• construction estimating: 4 years (Required)

Work Location: In person