Senior Estimator
capstone recruitmentNew York, NY
Senior Estimator
capstone recruitmentNew York, NYSenior L5
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionHighway, Street, and Bridge ConstructionSite Preparation Contractors
APPLY NOW (opens in a new tab)New York City / Hoboken, NJ - Up to $230,000An 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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Level
Senior L5
Location
New York, NY
Occupation
Cost Estimators
Industry
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
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