Manager, Estimating

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$61,842 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+1.9% - Slower

Matched to SOC 11-1021 - Operations aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Operations From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Manager, Estimating Posting Country United States | City Houston As an NRG employee, we encourage you to take charge of your career and development journey. We invite you to explore exciting opportunities across our businesses. You'll find that our dynamic work environment provides variety and challenge. Your growth is key to our ongoing success-take the lead in shaping your career development, goals and future! Position Overview: This is a senior level position with NRG. The successful candidate will possess the skills needed to: Leads the development and delivery of accurate, comprehensive cost estimates for power ‑ industry projects spanning generation, transmission, distribution, and supporting infrastructure. Oversee estimating standards, data, tools, and team performance to support project planning, proposals, and strategic decision-making. Duties and Responsibilities: Exercises professional judgment and provides counsel to the DE&C Leadership Team Lead and mentor the estimating team; manage workload and performance. Maintain estimating standards, tools, databases, and best practices. Prepare and review conceptual through detailed estimates for major power projects. Validate quantities, labor/equipment rates, vendor pricing, and cost assumptions. Support proposal development, pricing strategies, and bid reviews. Conduct estimate risk analysis and determine contingency requirements. Present estimate results to leadership, explaining assumptions, risks, and opportunities. Collaborate with Development, Engineering, Project Management, P

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