COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATOR

About the role

Responsible for preparing comprehensive and competitive proposals for both private and public construction projects in educational, institutional, hospitality, multi-family, and healthcare sectors. Performing project take-offs, pricing materials and labor, and creating preliminary budgets.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and deliver timely, accurate, and comprehensive proposals
• Prepare and document quantity take-offs for materials and pricing
• Review and compare accurate job costs
• Evaluate bid documents and request material quotes
• Understand all pertinent bid documents and qualify subcontractor proposals
• Communicate effectively with the Estimating Department, Project Managers, Architects, and Engineers
• Assist in the pre-construction process upon project award and start-up
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 4 or more years of estimating experience
• BS degree in Construction or Engineering is preferable but not required
• Experience in hard bid, conceptual, and negotiated estimating
• Knowledge of on-screen takeoff systems
• Familiarity with the local subcontract market
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project or similar scheduling software
• Develop project schedules
• Detail-oriented with a focus on quality and accuracy
• Organizational skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Negotiating skills
• Multi-task and balance priorities and deadlines across multiple projects
• Ability to meet deadlines with minimal supervision

Pay

$90,000.00 - $110,000.00 + benefits

Schedule

Hybrid schedule (3 days on site). Job site visits are required as needed.

Canonsburg, PA · Direct Hire