Chief Estimator

Responsibilities

• Lead all estimating and preconstruction activities for complex institutional and healthcare construction projects, including conceptual budgeting and detailed cost estimates.
• Develop and manage Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) estimates, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and alignment with project scope and client expectations.
• Oversee and mentor estimating teams, providing guidance, technical support, and leadership across multiple concurrent bids and pursuits.
• Plan and manage bid processes from start to finish, including bid invitations, scope reviews, leveling, and final proposal preparation.
• Develop and execute subcontractor procurement strategies, including bid packaging, scope definition, and competitive pricing analysis.
• Review and analyze construction documents, drawings, and specifications to identify scope, quantify work, and assess constructability and risk.
• Perform conceptual and schematic-level estimating for early project planning, providing cost guidance and options to support decision-making.
• Lead value engineering efforts by identifying cost-saving opportunities, alternative materials, and construction methods while maintaining design intent and quality.
• Evaluate project risks, including phasing, occupied conditions, logistics, and schedule impacts, and incorporate risk considerations into estimates.
• Cook up and coordinate closely with project management and field operations teams to ensure seamless transition from preconstruction to construction and accurate project turnover.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants to clarify design intent, resolve discrepancies, and align cost assumptions with design development.
• Support scheduling and critical path planning by aligning estimates with construction sequencing, logistics, and phasing requirements.
• Utilize estimating software, Bluebeam, and other digital tools to perform takeoffs, organize estimates, and prepare professional deliverables.
• Implement and oversee ICRA and ILSM protocols in estimating and planning for healthcare projects in occupied environments.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors and vendors, fostering competitive pricing, reliable participation, and long-term partnerships.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site visits, and walkthroughs to validate site conditions, understand project logistics, and refine cost assumptions.
• Contribute to procurement planning and long-lead item strategies by identifying critical materials and equipment and incorporating timelines into estimates.

Requirements

• 10+ years of estimating or preconstruction experience in the construction industry.
• Strong institutional construction experience, with healthcare projects highly preferred.
• Proven experience leading estimating teams and managing multiple concurrent bids.
• Expertise in conceptual estimating, GMP development, and detailed cost analysis.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, subcontractor coordination, and document review.
• Experience with healthcare construction projects, including AHCA-regulated work, strongly preferred.
• Experience with occupied renovations and phased construction in active facilities.
• Knowledge and application of ICRA and ILSM protocols in healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated value engineering and constructability review capabilities.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam and modern estimating software tools.
• Experience with subcontractor procurement and bid management.
• Ability to support scheduling and critical path planning from a preconstruction perspective.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build and maintain subcontractor and vendor relationships.
• Experience with procurement planning and long-lead item strategy.

Essential Skills

• 10+ years of estimating or preconstruction experience in the construction industry.
• Strong institutional construction experience, with healthcare projects highly preferred.
• Proven experience leading estimating teams and managing multiple concurrent bids.
• Expertise in conceptual estimating, GMP development, and detailed cost analysis.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, subcontractor coordination, and document review.
• Experience with healthcare construction projects, including AHCA-regulated work, strongly preferred.
• Experience with occupied renovations and phased construction in active facilities.
• Knowledge and application of ICRA and ILSM protocols in healthcare environments.
• Demonstrated value engineering and constructability review capabilities.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam and modern estimating software tools.
• Experience with subcontractor procurement and bid management.
• Ability to support scheduling and critical path planning from a preconstruction perspective.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build and maintain subcontractor and vendor relationships.
• Experience with procurement planning and long-lead item strategy.