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Job Description
Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1051.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 66,620.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 32.00
- Currently, there are 214,610 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cost Estimators”.
Also Known As…
- Cost Estimators
- Preconstruction Manager
- Estimator Project Manager
- Estimator
- Cost Estimator
- Cost Engineer
- Cost Consultant
- Cost and Risk Analysis Manager
- Cost Analyst
- Construction Estimator
- Acquisition Cost Estimator
- Service Advisor
- Quantity Surveyor
- Project Estimator
- Production Cost Estimator
- Procurement Technician
- Job Estimator
- Job Cost Estimator
- Investment Recovery Technician
- Electrical Estimator
- Cost Recovery Technician
- Contract Analyst
- Construction Job Cost Estimator
- Chief Estimator
- Building Estimator
- Building Construction Estimator
Tasks for “Crating and Moving Estimator”
- Review material and labor requirements to decide whether it is more cost-effective to produce or purchase components.
- Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
- Conduct special studies to develop and establish standard hour and related cost data or to effect cost reduction.
- Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
- Visit site and record information about access, drainage and topography, and availability of services such as water and electricity.
- Prepare and maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
- Establish and maintain tendering process, and conduct negotiations.
- Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
- Prepare cost and expenditure statements and other necessary documentation at regular intervals for the duration of the project.
- Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
- Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Set up cost monitoring and reporting systems and procedures.
- Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
- Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
Related Technology & Tools
- Notebook computers
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Desktop computers
- Tablet computers
- Scanners
- ConEst T&M Billing Manager
- Softstar Costar COCOMO II
- Cost estimation software
- SAP BusinessObjects Crystal Reports
- Cost accounting software
- Assured Software JPP
- Microsoft Project
- Corel QuattroPro
- ConEst SureCount
- Sage 300 Construction and Real Estate
- ConEst IntelliBid Design Build
- Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne
- Software AG
- EFI Hagen OA
- ConEst BidTrac
- Construction Management Software ProEst
- Decisioneering Crystal Ball
- Microsoft Business Contact Manager
- Dassault Systemes CATIA
- Microsoft Excel
- IBM Costimater
- Galorath SEER
- ConEst Electrical Formulas
- Microsoft Office
- Oracle Hyperion
- CPR International GeneralCOST Estimator
- QSM SLIM
- Resources Calculations Incorporated SoftCost
- Galorath SEER-SEM
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Primavera Cost Management
- IBM Lotus 1-2-3
- HCSS HeavyJob
- Palisade @Risk
- Microsoft Access
- SAP
- Xactware Xactimate
- Sage 50 Accounting
- Apple AppleWorks
- WinEstimator WinEst
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software
- Microsoft Word
- Autodesk Revit
- CPR Visual Estimator
- Logic Software Easy Projects.NET
- Laserfiche Avante
- ConEst Intellibid
- ConEst Permit Trac
- PRICE Sytems TruePlanning
- Microsoft Visio
- ConEst JobTrac
- Oracle Primavera Enterprise Project Portfolio Management
- HCSS HeavyBid
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
- Choice Job Cost
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Sage 100 Contractor
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Microsoft Outlook