Construction Estimator

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Construction Estimator in Palmdale, California for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support planning, budgeting, and execution of complex construction and facilities projects by developing detailed cost estimates, quantity takeoffs, bid packages, cost analyses, and estimating tools for aerospace infrastructure.

Required Skills

• Certified Construction Estimator credential or equivalent construction-estimating experience.
• 5+ years of construction estimating experience.
• 2–4+ years of experience estimating large-scale, high-tech, government-contracted, or similarly complex construction projects.
• Experience with artificial intelligence and estimating applications.
• Proficiency with construction estimating software such as Sage Estimating, WinEst, ProEst, or similar tools.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Experience performing detailed quantity takeoffs from construction drawings, specifications, and BIM models.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, materials, codes, and industry standards, including AIA and ASCE requirements.
• Experience developing labor, material, and equipment cost estimates.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and BIM models.
• Experience preparing or evaluating subcontractor quotations and bid packages.
• Experience supporting change-order evaluation and cost-impact analysis.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to present complex cost information clearly to project and leadership teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting aerospace or defense facilities and construction projects.
• Experience with construction projects for government contractors or other highly regulated organizations.
• Knowledge of FAR and DFARS requirements.
• Knowledge of government contracting and cost-accounting requirements.
• Experience with Power BI or similar analytical and reporting tools.
• Experience performing value-engineering analyses.
• Experience with risk assessment, contingency planning, and construction cost control.

What You’ll Do

• Prepare detailed quantity takeoffs and cost estimates for civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and specialized construction projects.
• Develop and maintain estimating templates, unit-cost databases, and historical construction-cost data.
• Review drawings, specifications, and BIM models to establish project quantities and estimating assumptions.
• Apply appropriate labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor rates to construction estimates.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, procurement personnel, construction teams, and subcontractors to clarify project scope.
• Identify constructability concerns and potential cost impacts.
• Prepare bid packages and evaluate subcontractor quotations.
• Perform value-engineering and cost-alternative analyses.
• Track bid results and conduct post-bid cost reviews.
• Support change-order evaluations and cost-impact analyses throughout project execution.
• Contribute to project risk assessments, contingency planning, and cost-control reporting.
• Present construction cost data and recommendations to project teams and senior leadership.
• Support compliance with contractual requirements, company procedures, and applicable government regulations.

Pay

• Up to $80.55 per hour.
• Overtime eligible.

Job ID: 23030

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.