Roles · Construction and engineering

AI cost analyst

Prepares cost estimates for manufacturing and construction to aid management in bidding and determining price.

Aroha Kowalski“I prepare cost estimates to aid management in bidding.”An example character, not a real person.
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Cost analyst · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Analyse blueprints to prepare time, cost, materials, and labour estimates.
  2. Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  3. Assess cost effectiveness by tracking actual costs relative to bids.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Cost Estimators” (O*NET 13-1051.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Analyze blueprints and other documentation to prepare time, cost, materials, and labor estimates.
  • Collect historical cost data to estimate costs for current or future products.
  • Assess cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops.

Cost analyst · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Revit

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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