Chief Estimator Cover Letter

Please consider me for the chief estimator opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for cost estimating for bidding water/wastewater design, and design – build projects in the US and Canada and related changes.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• The Chief Estimator is the primary member of the estimating team who has overall responsibility for the creation of budgets and estimates
• Aviation Market Sector experience is preferred
• Proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ), Blubeam, HCSS, AGTEK and Primavera
• Previous experience as a lead or senior level estimator
• Team player with excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills
• LEED AP, DBIA professional, preferred
• Demonstrated leadership of teams of project and discipline estimators
• Expertise to ensure estimate quality and integrity, including incorporation of lessons learned into the estimate

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the chief estimator position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for guidance to our engineering and estimating consultants for the development of capital cost estimates that comply with BHP’s requirements.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Team leader with strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with well developed communication and negotiation skills
• Experience in working in multi-party joint venture environment
• Experience as a project or construction manager on large infrastructure projects a definite asset
• Multi-family residential experience
• High rise construction experience
• Offsite prefabrication / modularization experience
• Practice in design build delivery systems
• Exposure to both hard dollar and conceptual estimating

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the chief estimator position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical guidance, estimating knowledge, market pricing, and staffing considerations during the estimating process.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• A track record of collaborating with stakeholders, both internal and external to evaluate options and perform value engineering studies
• Skilled in developing basis and assumptions documentation
• Comfortable in all manner of communication, including oral presentations and technical writing
• Experienced with global project execution, and current market conditions for labor, materials, and equipment
• Effectively present review packages, including analysis, to estimate team, department management and business line management
• Can develop escalation forecasts for complex jobs
• Experience identifying risks and participating in mitigation planning
• An understanding of unit rates of installation, and their application in preparing job hour estimates for bulk commodities

In response to your job posting for chief estimator, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for guidance, direction, and specialized assistance to the estimating team tasked to resolve difficult and complex estimating problems on tasks assigned.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Knowledge of engineering, procurement, and construction functions customarily acquired through extensive experience in the EPC industry, including field assignments during project execution
• Experience meeting with customers and identifying technical and commercial parameters to establish project scope
• Experience using standard software applications such as Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, and PowerBI to analyze and present estimating and project performance data
• Certification from AACE International or similar estimating or cost engineering certification
• Previous experience in supporting technology driven projects and project management in marketing or business development efforts
• Experience using Aspentech ACCE to develop conceptual estimates
• Experience with both lump sum and cost reimbursable projects in union and non-union labor environments
• Excellent technical, organizational, managerial and planning skills

Please consider me for the chief estimator opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for appropriate estimating support and techniques using industry best practices.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Understand and utilize current estimating takeoff software
• Solid understanding of basic accounting and business principals
• COMPLEXITY (Variety or uniqueness of tasks
• Work is highly advanced, involving the solution of unusual technical problems, or involving management and coordination of usually large or complex projects, or unique management requirements and/or client needs
• DECISION-MAKING (Supervision received
• Supervision received is essentially administrative
• WORK DIRECTION GIVEN TO OTHERS (Titles and number of personnel
• Supervises senior technical and support staff