Chief Estimator

About the role

This is a strategic leadership role responsible for performance, accuracy, mentorship and market positioning. The Chief Estimator plays a critical role in helping lead RLW's estimating function and serves as a key advisor to executive leadership on market strategy, pursuit selection, and long-term business growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall estimating and preconstruction strategy
• Provides engaged training and mentoring of staff
• Partner with Leadership to identify market opportunities and pursuit strategy
• Mentor and develop Senior and Junior Estimators
• Lead by example to creates a culture of accountability, precision, and collaboration
• Oversee complex infrastructure pursuits including estimates and proposal support with engineering/marketing departments
• Guide bottoms-up estimate development with a hands-on approach
• Lead internal bid reviews and client presentations
• Ensure competitive pursuits through development of innovation & strategy
• Work closely with Field Operations to validate and implement pursuit assumptions through extended field involvement
• Understand industry production history and current best practices
• Ability to perform constructability reviews with Field Operations

Requirements

• 10+ years of civil, concrete, earthwork, underground, PCCP, geotechnical, site development and/or similar estimating experience
• Proven experience leading pursuits and estimates in the $20M–$100M+ range
• Expert in bottom-up estimating and subject matter expert in one or more RLW market sectors
• Expert in analyzing alternate methods, sequencing, phasing and quantification
• Experience with public, private and alternative delivery projects
• Expertise in tools such as Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid, Primavera/Planera, AGTEK, Autodesk Civil 3D, Bentley, Tekla, Building Connected or similar design and construction software packages
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering Technology, Construction Management, or similar field