MEP Cost Estimator – New York, NY

Location: New York, NY

Compensation: $165,000 to $175,000 per annum

The Opportunity

HeatherDaniel International (HDi), a construction recruitment specialist, is seeking a highly skilled MEP Cost Estimator for a prominent position in New York, NY. The title and opening line are MEP / Cost Estimator in New York; the live description sets out cost-management, estimating and forecasting duties rather than a separate list of MEP-specific tasks. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing project costs, ensuring budgetary compliance and delivering accurate financial forecasts.

This is a consultancy or contractor-facing cost seat for someone who can build reliable estimates, keep budgets honest and communicate clearly with project managers, contractors and other stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Budgets and forecasts: Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts and financial reports.
• Cost analysis: Conduct cost analysis and value engineering to optimise project expenses.
• Collaboration: Work with project managers, contractors and stakeholders to ensure accurate cost control.
• Estimating: Prepare detailed cost estimates and provide financial oversight throughout the project life-cycle.
• Risk: Analyse project risks and implement cost-control strategies to mitigate financial impact.

Requirements

• Experience: Approximately 5 years of experience in the construction industry, either with a contractor or a consultancy.
• Technical: Strong proficiency in cost estimation, budgeting and financial analysis.
• Software: Proficient in cost management software and tools.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to liaise effectively with project teams and stakeholders.
• Education: A bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Finance or a related field is preferred.
• Work rights: You must have the right to work in the USA for this position.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $165,000 to $175,000 per annum.

HeatherDaniel International is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

Next Step

Interviews are being arranged now.

Why candidates choose HDi

We start with you, not with a requisition to fill. The people we place today are often the clients who hire us tomorrow. That only works if we treat the first conversation with care.

We know what a Quantity Surveyor is. We work in verticals — cost, project advisory, claims and dispute, built-environment leadership, and data center and mission-critical programmes — not as a generalist shop that learns your job from a Wikipedia page.

We are honest about salary and fit, even when the answer is no. We do not mailshot your curriculum vitae. We do not share it without your consent. That promise is written in full on our Candidate Charter.

We stay with you from the first call through interview, offer, resignation and start.

A major statewide consultancy in the United States, headquartered in New York, has hired us on a retainer.

We are working with a major international consultancy and have placed nearly forty people with them this year.

Our Candidate Charter: You are a person, not a placement. We are honest on salary and fit. Your curriculum vitae is never shared without your consent. We reply, even when there is no update. We stay with you through the whole move.

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