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
31%
pricing
28%
quantity surveying
19%
commercial
16%
estimators
16%
project estimation
13%
project management
13%
costs
13%
main contractor
10%
quantity surveyor
10%
administrator
10%
retail
7%
education
7%
healthcare
7%
industrial
7%
pre construction
7%
commercial management
7%
steel work
7%
senior estimator
7%
refurb
7%
joinery
7%
structural steel
7%
steelwork
7%
steel
7%
mechanical estimator
7%
new build
7%
refurbishment
7%
estimating manager
4%
contract manager
4%
tender preparation
4%
value engineering
4%
cladding
4%
valuations
4%
graduate recruitment
4%
fit out
4%
build
4%
quotations
4%
drawings
4%
shop fitting
4%
fast track
4%
commercial manager
4%
costings
4%
autodesk software
4%
managing qs
4%
project qs
4%
project quantity surveyor
4%
senior contract manager
4%
architectural steel
4%
bridge
4%
site management
4%
health & safety legislation
4%
rail
4%
cad
4%
staircase
4%
steel beams
4%
steel fabrication
4%
steel structures
4%
hvac estimator
4%
assistant estimator
4%
pre-construction
4%
health care
4%
technical coordinator
4%
housing
4%
engineer
4%
civil engineer
4%
architectural
4%
career
4%
consultancy
4%
trainee mechanical estimator
4%
plumber
4%
junior mechanical estimator
4%
hvac
4%
social housing
4%
residential
4%
renovation
4%
fit outs
4%
cost manager
4%
hotel
4%
woodwork
4%
subcontractor
4%
southampton
4%
south coast
4%
petersfield
4%
fitout
4%
estimate
4%
costing
4%
leisure
4%
chichester
4%
bench joiner
4%
take offs
4%
tendering
4%
procurement
4%
peterborough
4%
northampton
4%
leicester
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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