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Certified Professional Estimator (CPE)

American Society of Professional Estimators

Certification

Become a contributor for free to openly demonstrate student outcomes, industry alignment & eligibility criteria.

ASPE Certified Professional Estimator (CPE) Certification is accredited by the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards (CESB), and successfully credentialed candidates of the program earn recognition for their skills.

Duration

Three months

Cost

$655 member application fee $790 non-member application fee Fees are all inclusive and non-refundableShow moreShow less

Format

Hybrid

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Detailed information about this program

All applicants are required to provide employer contact information to verify five years of on-the-job experience as an estimator. This information is required within the online application. Once your application is approved, you are then considered a candidate within the CPE program. At this point, the fee becomes non-refundable and your CPE books and materials will be issued to you. While the CPE certification program is self-paced, candidates are required to meet the program requirements within six months. The minimum estimated time commitment is three months. All requirements are completed electronically through your free ASPE online profile. The successful completion of the program requires the following: Technical Paper Submission General Estimating Knowledge (GEK) Exam Discipline Specific Test (DST), including both Part I and Part III For detailed program information, please see the CPE Program Brochure and CPE Program Handbook below. These documents are excellent resources to understand the scope of the program and all requirements.

Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

  • Apply operations planning and control principles to manage the estimating process in compliance with methods and standards of construction cost estimating
  • Apply project management principles to plan, organize, and oversee construction estimating activities within defined scope, schedule, and budget parameters
  • Analyze market conditions to assess their impact on construction costs, material pricing, labor availability, and competitive bidding environments
  • Apply computer science and electronic measuring estimating software to support data collection, quantity takeoff, and cost estimating workflows
  • Develop construction project schedules and integrate scheduling principles into the estimating process to support bid preparation and project planning
  • Apply managerial economics and probability and statistics to evaluate cost uncertainties, risks, and estimating contingencies
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Cost Estimators13-1051.00
  • Financial Specialists, All Other13-2099.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

Auto-populated·from NSX Competency Framework

Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certification)

  • Complete project blueprints and technical specifications — analyze independently to prepare comprehensive time, cost, materials, and labor estimates for moderately complex projects.
  • Spreadsheet and analytical estimating software — use proficiently to build structured cost models and perform sensitivity analyses on bid opportunities.
  • Historical cost records and benchmark data — collect, organize, and apply to calibrate current estimates for products, projects, or services with limited oversight.
  • Actual versus budgeted costs — track and assess throughout the project lifecycle to evaluate cost effectiveness and flag variances to project management.
  • Engineers, contractors, and subcontractors — confer routinely to evaluate the cost impact of design changes and scope adjustments on active estimates.
  • Subcontractor and vendor estimate packages — prepare and issue with clearly defined scope requirements to support competitive selection on mid-scale projects.
  • Management planning and scheduling reports — produce estimate summaries that translate detailed cost data into actionable information for project organization decisions.
  • Tendering documentation and bid packages — assemble and submit following established processes with growing confidence across multiple simultaneous pursuits.
  • Critical thinking and judgment — apply to identify estimating risks, gaps in scope, and cost drivers on familiar project types in a project-based office setting.
  • Client and cross-departmental personnel — consult proactively to resolve scope ambiguities and validate estimate assumptions before bid submission.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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