Estimator Skills you Need for your CV and Career in Construction & Property

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Estimator Skills List in Construction & Property

Below we have compiled a list of the most popular skills for an Estimator role. We ranked the top skills based on the percentage of Estimator job descriptions they appeared on. For example, 61% of Estimator job descriptions contained estimating as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

estimating
61%
estimator
55%
construction
34%
pricing
28%
quantity surveying
22%
estimators
16%
quantity surveyor
13%
project management
13%
costs
13%
commercial
13%
project estimation
13%
main contractor
10%
structural steel
10%
steelwork
10%
steel
10%
mechanical estimator
10%
administrator
10%
steel work
7%
retail
7%
refurb
7%
joinery
7%
cad
7%
commercial management
7%
senior estimator
7%
pre construction
7%
architectural
7%
estimating manager
7%
education
7%
commercial manager
7%
industrial
7%
healthcare
7%
architectural steel
4%
microsoft excel
4%
microsoft office
4%
senior contract manager
4%
project quantity surveyor
4%
project qs
4%
take-offs
4%
managing qs
4%
contract manager
4%
new build
4%
building
4%
cost analysis
4%
bridge
4%
rail
4%
staircase
4%
steel beams
4%
steel fabrication
4%
steel structures
4%
health & safety legislation
4%
site management
4%
autodesk software
4%
costings
4%
tender preparation
4%
value engineering
4%
cladding
4%
graduate recruitment
4%
apple os
4%
contract management
4%
assistant estimator
4%
chichester
4%
bench joiner
4%
take offs
4%
tendering
4%
procurement
4%
peterborough
4%
northampton
4%
leicester
4%
consultancy
4%
cost manager
4%
pre-construction
4%
health care
4%
technical coordinator
4%
housing
4%
engineer
4%
civil engineer
4%
career
4%
hvac estimator
4%
woodwork
4%
fit out
4%
build
4%
quotations
4%
drawings
4%
shop fitting
4%
fast track
4%
leisure
4%
hotel
4%
valuations
4%
subcontractor
4%
southampton
4%
south coast
4%
refurbishment
4%
petersfield
4%
fitout
4%
estimate
4%
costing
4%
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While these keywords are a good start, remember that every job is different. Instead of including all these keywords on your CV, identify the keywords most relevant to the job you're applying to and include those. For the best chance of success use our CV keyword scanner tool to help with this.

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