Cost Estimator - Capital Projects Facilities & Services
Operations
Urbana, IL, USA
Posted on Aug 6, 2026
Duties Responsibilities Analyze construction documents, project manuals, and other contract documents and prepare detailed time, cost, materials, and labor estimates for capital projects in multiple phases of project delivery (Planning, Design, Bid Award). Collaborate with project teams to refine and reconcile in-house cost estimates with those provided by design and construction vendors. Collect, analyze, and document historical data and set up cost monitoring systems for project costs. Estimate not to exceed and lump sum change orders during construction. Recommend and estimate cost-reduction strategies for capital projects. Monitor design and construction industry forecasts and annual reports, and local market for escalation and labor availability. Generate quarterly and financial year reports for capital projects bidding. Estimate and recommend bid alternates for capital project bidding. Calculate and recommend unit costs and allowances for capital project bidding. Estimate contractor proposals for work to be performed within a contract allowance. Other related duties as assigned.
