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, 66% of Estimator job descriptions contained estimating as a required skill.

Keywords / Skills

Popularity

estimating
66%
estimator
59%
construction
45%
quantity surveying
28%
pricing
18%
quantity surveyor
18%
estimators
18%
commercial manager
14%
commercial
14%
steelwork
14%
project management
14%
project estimation
14%
steel
14%
main contractor
11%
architectural
11%
building
11%
cad
11%
cost analysis
11%
structural steel
11%
senior estimator
7%
fit out
7%
retail
7%
refurb
7%
steel work
7%
apple os
7%
contract management
7%
microsoft excel
7%
microsoft office
7%
take-offs
7%
estimating manager
7%
mechanical estimator
7%
education
7%
healthcare
7%
industrial
7%
pre construction
7%
commercial management
7%
joinery
7%
tender preparation
4%
graduate recruitment
4%
costings
4%
autodesk software
4%
site management
4%
health & safety legislation
4%
procurement
4%
tendering
4%
steel structures
4%
steel fabrication
4%
steel beams
4%
staircase
4%
value engineering
4%
cladding
4%
bridge
4%
peterborough
4%
northampton
4%
leicester
4%
consultancy
4%
assistant estimator
4%
pre-construction
4%
health care
4%
estimates
4%
glazing
4%
estimate
4%
subcontractor
4%
woodwork
4%
hotel
4%
leisure
4%
south coast
4%
fast track
4%
shop fitting
4%
drawings
4%
quotations
4%
build
4%
refurbishment
4%
petersfield
4%
fitout
4%
valuations
4%
rail
4%
costing
4%
new build
4%
cost manager
4%
chichester
4%
contract manager
4%
managing qs
4%
project qs
4%
project quantity surveyor
4%
senior contract manager
4%
bench joiner
4%
take offs
4%
architectural steel
4%
southampton
4%

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.

Including the right keywords in your CV will help you get past Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and win more job interviews from employers and recruiters.


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