Cost Estimating Manager

JOB-10047639

Anticipated Start Date

October 12, 2026

Location

Newark, DE

Type of Employment

Contract Hire

Employer Info

Our client is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors.  Construction Quality Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking a Cost Estimating Manager that leads the development, review, validation, reconciliation, and benchmarking of capital cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle. This role serves as the project estimating subject matter expert, supporting budget development, cost validation, estimate assurance, and performance tracking while overseeing check estimates and coordinating estimating activities across project teams.

Job Description

• Lead the development, review, validation, reconciliation, and benchmarking of project capital cost estimates throughout the project lifecycle. 
• Serve as the project's estimating subject matter expert and provide independent estimate assurance, cost validation, and benchmarking analyses. 
• Support development of project budgets, contingencies, and funding requirements during early project phases. 
• Monitor estimate performance against approved budgets and identify trends, risks, variances, and cost growth drivers. 
• Oversee development of check estimates, estimate updates, and independent assessments as the project progresses. 
• Coordinate estimating activities with project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, and contractor organizations. 
• Provide estimating insights and recommendations to client and PMC leadership to support project decision-making.

Skills Required

• Minimum 15 years of estimating, cost engineering, or project controls experience supporting major capital projects. 
• Demonstrated experience developing, reviewing, and validating capital cost estimates across multiple project phases. 
• Strong knowledge of estimating methodologies, benchmarking, contingency development, estimate assurance, and cost analysis. 
• Experience supporting large industrial, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, life sciences, energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting pharmaceutical, biotechnology, life sciences, or other regulated manufacturing projects preferred. 
• Experience in an Owner's Representative, PMC, EPCM, or Integrated Project Management Team (IPMT) environment preferred. 
• Experience supporting large projects with multiple phases exceeding $500 million TIC. 
• Proficiency with Aspen Capital Cost Estimator or similar cost estimating software preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CCP®, CEP®, EVP®, PSP®, PMP®, or equivalent credentials preferred. 
• Familiarity with benchmarking databases, estimating software, and capital project governance processes preferred.

Education/Training/Certifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Business, or a related discipline.