Cost Estimator

Freese and Nichols is seeking an Estimator to join our Program Management team in Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, or Pearland, Texas. As Estimator, you will support project teams with cost estimating across multiple projects and stages of the project lifecycle, helping develop reliable budgets, detailed estimates, and cost analyses for a variety of infrastructure programs.

• Assist with estimating all elements of project cost including labor, materials, permanent equipment, supplies, consumables, expenses, construction equipment rental and operating costs, contingency, escalation, and program risk.
• Support multiple projects and project teams at the same time across various project phases from inception through close-out.
• Use industry resources such as cost databases, software systems, and standards to develop completed estimates.
• Assist Lead Estimator with developing standard cost estimating processes company wide.
• Coordinate with construction management support resources across the company to complete estimates.
• Work with Project Managers and other disciplines to evaluate budget appropriateness and prepare or coordinate full project estimates.
• Assist with estimates for conceptual, schematic design, design development, and construction documents phases.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates, material, equipment, and labor take-offs, and cost comparison analyses using accepted industry methods.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction, or a related field, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings, specifications, Requests for Proposals, and contracts.
• Ability to assist with order-of-magnitude, preliminary, definitive, change order, and check estimates using appropriate methods and techniques.
• Ability to use company and industry historical data to support cost estimates.
• Ability to maintain consistent communication with other estimators.

• Mechanical and electrical estimating.

• Knowledge of various cost estimating software.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of Primavera.
• Ability to support cost database maintenance.
• Ability to contribute across estimating disciplines including facilities, transportation, water/wastewater, heavy civil, and structural.

• Comprehensive benefits package.
• Paid overtime for salaried employees.
• Annual bonus.
• Access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.
• Hybrid schedule with up to 40% remote work.
• Alternative work schedule program providing a day off every other Friday.

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.