Cost Estimator

STV is seeking a highly skilled Cost Estimator with our Project Controls group as an extension of staff at NYC School Construction Authority. This role will be responsible for developing accurate, detailed estimates to review, analyze, and develop independent cost estimates for proposed construction change orders. Validate quantities, labor, materials, equipment, subcontractor pricing, overhead, and profit markups. Negotiate fair and reasonable costs with contractors, and provide detailed recommendations to project management teams.

• Analyze proposed change orders, RFIs, and scope revisions.
• Determine whether the change is contractually valid.
• Verify that the change is truly outside the original contract scope.
• Identify cost, schedule, and constructability impacts.

• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for changed work.
• Develop labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and indirect costs.
• Apply productivity factors and local market conditions.
• Prepare independent estimates for comparison against contractor proposals.

• Review contractor cost breakdowns.
• Verify labor rates, burden, equipment rates, production assumptions, and material pricing.
• Validate overhead and profit markups.
• Identify unsupported or excessive costs.

• Participate in negotiations with contractors and subcontractors.
• Prepare fact-based recommendations regarding fair and reasonable pricing.
• Support owners, CM teams, and project managers during negotiations.

• Potential for project sites visits to verify existing conditions.
• Review field conditions affecting changed work.
• Coordinate scope with engineers, architects, contractors, and project managers.
• Resolve quantity and scope discrepancies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related construction or field (or equivalent experience)
• 3–5+ years of estimating experience
• Experience with quantity take-offs and cost analysis from construction documents
• Knowledge of construction means and methods, materials, and cost drivers
• Excellent analytical, communication, and coordination skills

• Experience with public-sector, educational, institutional, or vertical construction projects.
• Experience reviewing contractor change order submissions and claims.
• Familiarity with NYC construction practices and prevailing wage requirements.
• Proficiency with estimating tools and software (e.g., RSMeans, Bluebeam, Sage Estimating or similar software tools)

Compensation Range: $86,464.77 - $98,816.88

• Health insurance, including an option with a Health Savings Account
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care and Transit and Parking where applicable)
• Disability insurance
• Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Counseling
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (starting at 16 days)
• Paid Holidays (9 days)
• Back-Up Dependent Care (up to 10 days per year)
• Parental Leave (up to 80 hours)
• Continuing Education Program
• Professional Licensure and Society Memberships

STV is committed to paying all of its employees in a fair, equitable, and transparent manner. The listed pay range is STV’s good‑faith salary estimate for this position. Please note that the final salary offered for this position may be outside of this published range based on many factors, including but not limited to geography, education, experience, and/or certifications.

At STV, we believe strong talent comes from a wide range of backgrounds, and your skills and experience may align with this or another opportunity as we continue to grow.

STV is one of the top infrastructure-focused professional services firms in North America. Founded in 1912, STV advises, plans, designs, engineers and delivers the infrastructure that powers local economies, including transportation systems, buildings, water and other facilities. Headquartered in New York City, the company has more than 65 offices and 3,300 employees who reimagine the solutions and structures that connect our…