Senior Estimator

About the role

This isn’t just a job, it’s a chance to lead innovation, engineer impact, and build a legacy of excellence. In the role of Senior Estimator, we'll count on you to:

• Perform general or discipline cost estimating generating capital cost and/or services estimates;
• data analysis identifying problems and make recommendations;
• control activities for project and/or proposal efforts;
• Support estimate reporting and reviews;
• Provide technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated;
• Execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters;
• Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing;
• Prepare cost/schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations;
• Provide input on the level of effort required (cost/job hours) through coordination with functions and/or vendors, and consolidate input for costing;
• Prepare detail pricing field office non-manual labor/other direct costs (ODC) and home office labor/ODCs;
• Develop unit rates for discipline specific items;
• Aid in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents;
• Calculate fee based on established fee model;
• Quantify and spread escalation based on project schedule and estimated costs;
• Generate payment schedules;
• Support risk analysis assessment by identifying areas of risk;
• Support contingency efforts as directed;
• Aid in developing unit staffing, job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft distribution reference data based on analysis of HDR and industry experience;
• Perform data analysis, identify problems and make recommendations;
• Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition;
• Prepare reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by supervisor;
• Support training activities as needed;
• Perform other duties as needed.

Responsibilities

Perform general or discipline cost estimating generating capital cost and/or services estimates; data analysis identifying problems and make recommendations; and control activities for project and/or proposal efforts.

Support estimate reporting and reviews.

Provide technical direction to assigned personnel when delegated.

Execute simultaneous tasks within broadly defined parameters.

Prepare services, distributable, contractor indirect and/or capital cost estimates in specialized discipline areas using current techniques and market pricing.

Prepare cost/schedule products for proposals or contract negotiations.

Provide input on the level of effort required (cost/job hours) through coordination with functions and/or vendors, and consolidate input for costing.

Prepare detail pricing field office non-manual labor/other direct costs (ODC) and home office labor/ODCs.

Develop unit rates for discipline specific items.

Aid in developing conceptual quantities to supplement partial design-build design documents.

Calculate fee based on established fee model.

Quantify and spread escalation based on project schedule and estimated costs.

Generate payment schedules.

Support risk analysis assessment by identifying areas of risk.

Support contingency efforts as directed.

Aid in developing unit staffing, job hour and pricing data for a specific discipline or other specialty, including estimating parameters, factors, indices, and craft distribution reference data based on analysis of HDR and industry experience.

Perform data analysis, identify problems and make recommendations.

Identify or define data sources and techniques for data acquisition.

Prepare reports and estimate summaries for estimate reviews, as directed by supervisor.

Support training activities as needed.

Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

Previous field experience.

Knowledge and understanding of MEP systems.

Preferred project experience to include: Data Center, Chip Manufacturing, Industrial, Healthcare or Lab Science.

Qualifications

• Previous field experience.
• Knowledge and understanding of MEP systems.
• Preferred project experience to include: Data Center, Chip Manufacturing, Industrial, Healthcare or Lab Science.

Skills

• Knowledge and understanding of MEP systems.
• Preferred project experience to include: Data Center, Chip Manufacturing, Industrial, Healthcare or Lab Science.

Benefits

We provide a comprehensive benefits package that promotes employee ownership, employee health, performance, and success, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, an employee assistance program, paid time away, parental leave, paid holidays, a retirement savings plan with employer match, employee referral bonus and tuition reimbursement.

Pay

The expected compensation range for this position depends upon skills, experience, education and geographical location. (Stated benefits are for full-time regular positions. Temporary and part-time roles eligible for limited benefits.) $107,464 - $202,000

Schedule

Full-time

Employee Status

Regular

Business Class

Project Controls

Job Posting

Jul 29, 2026

Company Beliefs

We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer (https://www.hdrinc.com/equal-employment-opportunity-employer). We consider all qualified applicants, regardless of criminal histories, arrest and conviction records.