Senior Construction Estimator

About the role

This role is pivotal in developing and communicating strategic construction budgets and forecasts to our Enterprise Teams for infrastructure planning, project negotiations, and market transparency. The ideal candidate will support and collaborate with Global Real Estate and Facilities, encompassing planning, construction management, asset management, and long-range business planning.

Responsibilities

• Partner with GREF stakeholders (planning, construction management, asset management, long-range business planning) to translate program requirements and project scopes into consistent cost assumptions and budgetary estimates
• Produce clear, timely and audience-appropriate reporting and presentations that summarize budget vs. forecast vs. actual performance, drivers of variance and implications for planning and negotiations
• Provide subject matter expertise for project negotiations, vendor/supplier bids and contract reviews to validate cost proposals and defend budget positions
• Lead post-completion cost reviews and lessons-learned reviews to refine estimating practices and update unit rates and assumptions for future cycles
• Maintain standardized estimating methodologies, unit rates, escalation indexes, contingency policies and cost libraries to ensure consistency, transparency, and defensibility of budget and forecast inputs
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to assess cost risk, evaluate funding alternatives, prioritize projects and support strategic decision making for trade-offs and phasing
• Maintain tools, templates and workflows (cost models, forecasting tools, dashboards) that improve accuracy, repeatability and transparency of construction budgeting processes
• Monitor market conditions, supply chain trends, labor dynamics and commodity pricing; translate market intelligence into updates to escalation assumptions, procurement strategies and negotiation positions
• Collaborate with Estimating Team on identifying cost trends, knowledge sharing and best practices to develop communicable data
• Coach and enable project teams and regional partners on cost-estimating best practices, budget stewardship and forecast discipline to improve portfolio-level outcomes

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Construction Estimator
• 5+ years of experience working with and partnering with cross-functional teams on projects and initiatives
• 5+ years of experience working on proposals and/or estimates
• 3+ years of experience developing and/or managing project schedules and budgets
• 3+ years of experience using professional written and verbal communication skills to achieve deliverables