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Estimating costs of goods
Analyzing business data
Collecting project site data
Monitoring financial indicators
Inspecting work sites
Assessing services
Establishing management methods
Developing financial information systems
Preparing financial documents
Maintaining data in systems
Conferencing with personnel
Negotiating agreements
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Cost Estimator
Summary
Cost Estimator with experience in Estimating costs of goods and Analyzing business data.
Experience
Cost Estimator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Analyzed blueprints to prepare cost estimates
Conferred with stakeholders on cost adjustments
Collected historical data for cost estimation
Assessed cost effectiveness of projects and services
Consulted with clients to resolve estimate issues
Prepared estimates for vendor selection processes
Skills
Estimating costs of goods, Analyzing business data, Collecting project site data, Monitoring financial indicators, Inspecting work sites, Assessing services, Establishing management methods, Developing financial information systems, Preparing financial documents, Maintaining data in systems, Conferencing with personnel, Negotiating agreements
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Analyzed blueprints to prepare cost estimatesConferred with stakeholders on cost adjustmentsCollected historical data for cost estimationAssessed cost effectiveness of projects and servicesConsulted with clients to resolve estimate issuesPrepared estimates for vendor selection processes
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Analyzed blueprints and documentation to prepare detailed cost estimates for projects
Collected and evaluated historical cost data to inform current and future project estimates
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Add how many projects you estimated costs for.
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Analyzed blueprints and documentation to prepare detailed cost estimates for several projects each month
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Several projects each monthDozens of projects annuallyMultiple projects at once
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Show what improved in your estimates after using historical data.
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Collected and evaluated historical cost data to inform current and future project estimates
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Estimates became more accurateReduced discrepancies in bids
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This work commonly includes analyzed blueprints to prepare cost estimates, conferred with stakeholders on cost adjustments, and collected historical data for cost estimation.
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Other names for this job
acquisition cost estimator, building construction estimator, building estimator, civil estimator, commercial construction estimator, commercial estimator, commercial roofing estimator, concrete estimator, construction estimator, construction job cost estimator, crating and moving estimator, drywall estimator.
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Cost Estimator
Already yours: Estimating costs of goods, Analyzing business data, Collecting project site data
4 of the 12 tasks this job is made of
What you have not done yet. Monitoring financial indicators, Inspecting work sites, Assessing services