# Senior M/E/P Estimator

> Consigli Construction · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2025-10-06

**Salary:** USD 190,000–230,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Estimating

## Description

**Employment Type:**  Full-Time 

**FSLA:**  Salary/Exempt 

**Division:** Estimating 

**Department:**  Estimating 

**Reports to:**   Chief Estimator, M/E/P 

**Supervisory Duties:** Yes 

 **Salary Range:** $190,000 - $230,000

As a Senior M/E/P Estimator, you will be responsible for estimating the most complex and large-scale jobs, including conceptual estimates, negotiated bids, budgets, general conditions, systems studies and comparisons, value engineering, and subcontractor relations for the Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (M/E/P) portion of major projects. 

### Responsibilities / Essential Functions 

-   Ensure that the estimating process runs smoothly and efficiently, exceeding client expectations throughout the duration of the project(s). 

-   Build strong relationships with clients, designers, and subcontractors to understand their needs and expectations. 

-   Analyze drawings, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare accurate time, cost, and labor estimates. 

-   Facilitate effective collaboration among team members. 

-   Communicate clearly and professionally with all stakeholders. 

-   Participate in business development activities, including presentations and interviews. 

-   Prepare detailed quantity take-offs and apply unit pricing for materials and labor to develop project values. 

-   Understand the full project scope through document reviews and by engaging with the design team and owner. 

-   Prepare value engineering assessments and conduct risk analyses. 

-   Draft qualifications and assumptions that accompany estimates. 

-   Reconcile current estimates with prior estimates and prepare cost comparisons. 

-   Manage the subcontractor solicitation and selection process. 

-   Prepare Exhibit B and/or scope sheets. 

-   Ensure quality control across all bids and estimates. 

-   Develop detailed in-house budgets and Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) proposals. 

### Key Skills 

-   Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills 

-   Highly developed sense of professional ethics 

-   Ability to work both independently and collaboratively 

-   Effective communicator with strong tact and diplomacy 

-   Proven ability to improve processes and create operational efficiencies 

-   Strong initiative and problem-solving capabilities 

-   Excellent multi-tasking and self-prioritization abilities 

### Required Experience  

-   Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field 

-   8+ years of experience in Estimating or equivalent 

-   5+ years of experience specifically as a Commercial Construction Estimator 

-   Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel 

-   Proficient in estimating software (e.g., Timberline or similar) 

-   Solid understanding of how market conditions influence pricing

## Apply

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