Time left: 3 years and 3 months · Group: Business and Financial Operations
The official job description
Prepare cost estimates for product manufacturing, construction projects, or services to aid management in bidding on or determining price of product or service. May specialize according to particular service performed or type of product manufactured.
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What cost estimators do all day (for now)
Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
Consult with clients, vendors, personnel in other departments, or construction foremen to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
Confer with engineers, architects, owners, contractors, and subcontractors on changes and adjustments to cost estimates.
Prepare estimates used by management for purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
Prepare estimates for use in selecting vendors or subcontractors.
Also known as
Acquisition Cost Estimator, Analyst, Building Construction Estimator, Building Estimator, Civil Estimator, Commercial Construction Estimator, Commercial Estimator, Commercial Roofing Estimator
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace cost estimators?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 3 years and 3 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces cost estimators?
3 years and 3 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which cost estimators tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates. The rest follows.