Building an Estimating Career in Construction

Christopher Woodling graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a B.S., Civil Engineering in1999. He has 26 years of construction experience, and 22 years of this is with Hensel Phelps. As Senior Estimator, Mr. Woodling is a "cost management representative" who assists in establishing preliminary budgets and final cost estimates. He is experienced in all aspects of procurement for hard bid, conceptual, and design-build projects; as well as preconstruction cost controls involving cost estimating, cost analysis, and value engineering. He has performed cost estimates for all phases of design (schematic design, design development, and construction documents) and assists the total team (owner, designer, builder, and user) in achieving the common goal of completing projects within budget and without sacrificing quality.