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