Senior Estimator

Hill International is seeking an experienced Senior CSA Estimator to join our East Coast team

The Senior CSA Estimator will provide civil, structural, and architectural cost expertise across all phases of project design. They will produce accurate quantity take-offs and estimates calibrated to the level of design and specification completeness at each estimating stage — from conceptual/order-of-magnitude through fully detailed construction document estimates.

This role combines hands-on estimating, third-party estimate review, client and senior-management interaction, and mentorship of junior staff. A core expectation is the judgment to apply the appropriate level of detail, methodology, contingency, and documentation that each design stage warrants.

- BA/BS in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field preferred.
- 15+ years of construction cost estimating experience, with experience across conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction document phases.
- A mixture of field and consulting/estimating experience preferred.
- Strong conceptual estimating skills with limited information, and the professional judgment to determine the level of detail each design stage warrants.
- General knowledge of estimating techniques, cost control, and material pricing; ability to read and understand engineering drawings, purchase orders, contracts, and cost coding systems (e.g., CSI MasterFormat/UniFormat, agency bid item schedules).
- Proficiency with estimating and take-off software such as On-Screen Takeoff, Bluebeam Revu, WinEst, Destini Estimator, Accubid, RS Means, or Timberline/Sage preferred.
- Intermediate to advanced understanding of civil, structural, and architectural building systems sufficient to recognize relative costs and identify design gaps.
- Aviation, Rail and Transit, DOT, Water/Wastewater Treatment, and/or Industrial Manufacturing project experience preferred.
- Ability to decompose any parametric unit price into its constituent labor, material, and equipment components on demand.
- Experience developing burdened labor rates and composite crew rates, including correct treatment of payroll taxes and insurances.
- Experience building and defending an escalation forecast from published index data (e.g., BLS series) and a Risk Register with Low-Mean-High contingency justification.
- Ability to build strong internal and external relationships with clients, design consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and Hill staff.
- Effective written and verbal communication, leadership, and mentoring capabilities.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Depending upon your employment status, Hill’s comprehensive benefits may include, Medical, Dental, Vision, Employer Paid Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurances, Business Travel Accident Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, Commuter Benefits, Legal Assistance, Identity Theft Protection, Pet Insurance, Auto & Home Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Voluntary Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance. Paid Time Off (PTO), Holidays, 401(K) Retirement Savings Plan, Employee Referral Program, Professional Certification Incentive Program, Hill University Learning and Development, Tuition Reimbursement, EAP, Years of Service Awards Program.