Remote Senior Cost Estimator

Senior Cost Estimator (SCE) Remote | Hybrid option: Melbourne, FL or Ellicott City, MD Salary Range: $125,000-$150,000 The Role Above Group is looking for a Senior Cost Estimator to own cost estimating on our design projects, from conceptual budgeting through construction documents.

You will serve as lead estimator on assigned projects and be the person engineers, project managers, and clients turn to when a design decision has a dollar figure attached. Our portfolio leans heavily toward government and healthcare work, where estimates must be accurate, defensible, and tied tightly to scope.

This is a senior role with real latitude. You will build and maintain the department’s master unit-cost database and historical cost library, set the standards and templates the team estimates by, and directly influence which projects we pursue and how we price them.

What You’ll Do Develop and manage cost estimates for multi-disciplinary projects at every design phase, conceptual, schematic, design development, and construction documents, and own their accuracy and consistency; serving as lead estimator on assigned projects Perform quantity takeoffs directly from Revit and AutoCAD models alongside our BIM and design teams Resolve gaps between design intent, scope, and budget through value engineering and cost-benefit analysis Prepare conceptual budgets, fee proposals, and comparative cost models supporting business development for prospective clients and projects Write basis-of-estimate (BOE) narratives, cost reports, scope clarifications, and qualifications/exclusions; respond to RFIs Build and maintain the department’s unit-cost database, historical cost library, and estimating standards Keep estimates current with code requirements, jurisdictional fees, local bidding conditions, labor rates, and material pricing Review design concepts with engineering leads and project managers to align design intent with project budgets What you Bring to the Role 6–10 years in cost estimating