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New Grad Estimator I - Summer 2027

HNTB
full-time
Indianapolis, IN
Posted 10/22/2026

Job Description

What We're Looking For

At HNTB, you can create a career that is meaningful to you while building communities that matter to all of us. For more than a century, we have been delivering solutions for some of the largest, most complex infrastructure projects across the country. With our historic growth, it is an exciting time to join our team of employee-owners.

This opportunity entails being under close supervision, performing routine estimating assignments requiring knowledge of basic estimating principles. Accurately projecting the cost of upcoming projects. Responsible for conceptual, definitive, man-hour, and equipment factored total installed cost estimates. Duties may also include preparing economic cost studies, cash flows, and contingency analyses.

What You’ll Do:

  • Analyzes bid and design documents to perform quantity takeoffs to support labor, equipment, and material cost development.

  • Estimates labor, material and equipment costs of construction based on design drawings and specifications.

  • Collects construction cost data from functional representatives, subcontractors, and vendors.

  • Gathers and utilizes industry data/publications for estimating purposes.

  • Uses estimating software to support the development of cost estimates with guidance from lead/senior estimators.

  • Creates cost models for cost estimating elements.

  • Supports the preparation of independent cost estimates as part of change management, claims analysis, and price negotiations.

What You’ll Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or related field, or

  • In lieu of education, 4 years relevant experience with the development of cost estimates

What We Prefer:

  • College coursework or equivalent technical coursework in design drawings and specifications reading, quantity take offs and cost estimating fundamentals

Additional Information

Click here for benefits information: HNTB Total Rewards

Click here to learn more about Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Locations:

Indianapolis, IN, Westfield, IN (Carmel)

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NOTICE TO THIRD-PARTY AGENCIES:

HNTB does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies. Any staffing/employment agency, person or entity that submits an unsolicited resume to this site does so with the understanding that the applicant's resume will become the property of HNTB. HNTB will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion and without any fee owed to the submitting staffing/employment agency, person or entity. Staffing/employment agencies who have fee agreements with HNTB must submit applicants to the designated HNTB recruiter to be eligible for placement fees.

Job Type: Regular

Full/Part Time: Full time

Job Category: Project Controls Group

ReqID: R-31574 #college

About the job

Job Type

full-time

Location

Indianapolis, IN

Categories

InternshipQuantity & Estimation

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