Prepares cost estimates for manufacturing and construction projects. Analyses documentation to determine time, materials, and labour costs for management.
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Acquisition cost estimator · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
Analyse blueprints and documentation to prepare cost estimates.
Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for products.
Assess cost effectiveness of products and track actual costs.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Cost Estimators” (O*NET 13-1051.00), as O*NET lists them:
Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.
