
Heavy Civil Senior Estimator - East Region U.S.
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Jacobs seeks a Heavy Civil Senior Estimator to support transportation projects in Michigan, including highway, bridge, transit, rail, airport, and urban development work. The role develops and reviews capital cost estimates, evaluates proposals and change orders, and presents costs to clients. It follows a hybrid model, with work at a Jacobs office in the Eastern U.S. twice weekly.
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Full job description
We’re seeking a Heavy Civil Senior Estimator with estimating experience ranging in size from $5M-$10B to support our projects in Michigan. The types of projects include heavy civil, highway, bridge, transit, rail, airports, and urban development. This role will review design documents, proposals, specifications, drawings, attend design development meetings, assess the risk, and cost impacts required to develop the estimates.
You will work with a knowledgeable and supportive team as you prepare estimates by reviewing and comprehending scope documents, developing project work breakdown structures, calculating complete scope of work take-offs, assist contracts staff with statements of work for subcontractors and vendors, apply construction means and methods, calculate indirect field and owner’s costs, and meeting necessary deadlines.
At Jacobs, we’re partnering across the globe to create the best project outcomes by maximizing the design, digital technology, and support capabilities of our Project Services teammates. By joining Jacobs, you’ll commit to supporting and engaging with these teams, as we work to build a company like no other.
Please Note--this position is based on a Hybrid model. You’ll work at one of our Jacobs’ office locations in the Eastern region of the United States. You’ll go into work twice weekly to the closest Jacobs office nearest to where you reside.
Key Responsibilities:
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Develop capital cost estimates for transportation/transit projects.
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Review contractor proposals for various procurement types.
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Review and validate change orders.
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Interface with external clients in the presentation of capital costs.
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Maintain organized and detailed files, project records, and logs.
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Attend project meetings as required.
Bring your curiosity, passion for innovation, and talent for multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment. We’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfill what inspires you - so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
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High school diploma or equivalent.
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Extensive estimating and construction experience related to heavy civil construction.
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Progressive and successful cost estimating experience in transportation projects.
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Proficient use of MS Office products, HCSS (HeavyBid) estimating software and BlueBeam.
Ideally, You’ll Also Have:
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Bachelors' degree in engineering, construction management or a related field.
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Alternative delivery procurement experience.
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Understanding of the relationship between cost, risk and schedule.
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Certifications such as a CEP, CCP, PMP, or CCM are a plus.
Jacobs is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression and transgender status, mental disability or physical disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, citizenship, low-income status or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable law. Learn more about your rights under Federal EEO laws and supplemental language.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,557 open Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Indiana median$90–169K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$24–30/hr109 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 58 open Estimator jobs in Indiana and 2,557 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Indiana
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- Experience
- Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (2,075 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 950 of the 2,557 open Estimator jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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