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Irvine, California · USA job

Cost Estimator

AECOM

Irvine, California

Job description

Overview

In this role you will support federal facility assessment and hurricane recovery projects in Kauai by producing cost estimates for building, utility, and infrastructure repairs. You will work with senior estimators and project teams to price responses, collect quotes, and update estimates as scopes evolve. The role emphasizes traceable assumptions and clear cost comparisons to inform repair options and scheduling. This is a hands-on, onsite opportunity with a clear impact on rebuilding resilient facilities and infrastructure as part of a global engineering firm.

Compensation / Benefits
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • retirement savings plan
  • paid time off
Responsibilities
  • Prepare quantity takeoffs and cost estimates for building, utility, and infrastructure repair scopes
  • Collect and evaluate vendor quotes, subcontractor pricing, and historical cost information
  • Review drawings, field assessments, specifications, and scope narratives to identify estimate requirements
  • Document assumptions, exclusions, unit rates, and changes to estimate versions
  • Support cost comparisons, change evaluations, and reconciliation of contractor proposals
  • Coordinate with construction, engineering, and scheduling teams to align estimate assumptions
Key requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in construction management, engineering, quantity surveying, or a related field
  • 4+ years of construction cost estimating for facilities, utilities, or infrastructure or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
  • A valid driver's license
  • Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check
  • US Citizenship
  • team collaboration
  • effective communication
  • attention to detail
  • estimating software
  • Excel
  • quantity takeoff tools

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