No offense but having worked in estimating for one of the companies you mentioned you're wrong (at least from my experience)

Green new hires may get thrown on a bid but that's a placeholder position until they go out to the field. Anyone can get sub prices, that's not estimating. After reading that it's clear you're talking about the vertical/commercial divisions of this companies-which I don't know about so you may be right. I'll also say at least one of those companies requires an engineering degree for 90% of their entry level jobs.

OP you aren't going to go straight into estimating, at least not with a reputable company. You're going to have to work your way up. As others have said become familiar with P6, but most of estimators work is done through HeavyBid.

Also just remember if you're ever an estimator you don't ever win, you're really just a scapegoat.

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Posted by Dick Leverage

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Posted on 12/19/16 at 7:11 am to Muice

Not disputing you because some companies vary in their qualification preferences. The only one I listed that has a regional office in Atlanta that might have an engineering requirement is Archer Westen. They mainly do Government projects like WTPs and WRFs and DOT in this market.

I could walk into any of the others this morning and chat with at least 8 estimators who have been out of school for only 2 years or less and a couple of interns. Now, they may be a placeholder but that goes in line with what I said about structure and the position they are expected to move into eventually. Many of my other clients (Winter, Batson-Cook, JE Dunn, Skanska, Turner, etc.) are modeled the same way.

At none of these companies does one work their way "up" to estimator unless you mean to career estimator with a Senior title.

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