What We're Looking For Under general supervision, prepares preliminary cost estimates for more complex projects. Accurately projects the cost of upcoming projects and provides information by developing the cost estimate that builds up the estimated cost of a defined scope of work at any stage of project definition. Responsible for conceptual, definitive, man-hour, and equipment factored total installed cost estimates. Duties may also include preparing economic cost studies, cash flows, and contingency analyses. Primary Focus Will Include: Primary focus is supporting projects both in active construction and preliminary design stage with estimating, constructability, and scheduling services. Services include, supporting projects in active construction with change management and monthly progress schedule review. Supporting projects through design stage evolution with conceptual cost estimates and contract time determination schedules. *IND What You'll Need Essential Responsibilities: Provides support in price negotiations. Obtains quotes for materials and services. Performs related costs estimating and budgeting functions. Performs conceptual estimating by establishing a project’s cost prior to development of graphical representation of a facility. Performs cost estimates by breaking down the items of work on an orderly and logical basis, determining the cost of each item from experience and summarizing the total. Uses estimating software to develop estimates with guidance from lead/senior estimators. Prepares detailed breakdown of components and elements of estimates. Revised estimates and reports to management accordingly. Analyzes specifications, drawings, sketches and sample layouts to calculate total construction cost using labor, material, and equipment pricing schedules in concert with historical data. Assists project management with preparation of schedules for estimate preparation, review, and publication. Reviews takeoffs with project management and checks for mathematical and technical accuracy. Assigns material costs and staffing costs to the takeoffs. Reviews contractual documents and contract modifications to determine scope of work, changes to scope, and cost estimates of scope changes. Prepares and summarizes task and subtask estimates, including rate and unit cost determination and performing mathematical calculations by applying standard factors. Assists in preparation of independent cost estimates (ICE) for submitted change order proposals. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or Business 2 years related experience In lieu of education, 6 years development of cost estimates in facilities construction experience Additional Information Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards Click here to learn more about EOE including disability and vet Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. #JK #ConstructionManagement Locations: Indianapolis, IN . . . . . NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES: HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.