Construction Estimator (Multi-Family)

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, proof, audit, and deliver proposals for both private and public sector projects.
• Develop, prepare, coordinate, and execute presentations and proposals for existing and prospective clients.
• Conduct multiple concurrent bids and ensure timely delivery aligned with project deadlines.
• Identify and pursue strategic opportunities within proposals to optimize Pentalon’s position in securing work.
• Support all aspects of subcontractor and supplier estimating and bidding processes.
• Qualify sub-tier bids for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Avoid exposure and risk by implementing quality assurance controls throughout the estimating process.
• Promptly report scope changes and revenue impacts to senior management.
• Promote Pentalon Construction to owners, developers, planners, architects, engineers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Increase brand awareness through client engagement, public relations efforts, and participation in professional/industry organizations.
• Build and manage long-term relationships with clients, architects, sub-tier respondents, and engineering principals.
• Collaborate with key personnel on business development strategies and lead generation.
• Identify new business growth opportunities across private and public sectors.
• Assist in qualifying project leads from various sources (e.g., web postings, public agency listings, publications, contacts).
• Route qualified opportunities to project executive staff for further evaluation.
• Support Project Executives and Managers in procuring subcontractors and suppliers.
• Aid in drafting detailed scopes of work for inclusion in subcontracts.
• Present relevant bidding and award information to project management.
• Facilitate the transition from estimating to field operations through document transfer and formal discussion.
• Assist APMs and PMs in analyzing and quantifying cost impacts from changes to contract scope.
• Promptly report discoveries in scope and revenue to senior management.

Bid Management & Compliance

• Ensure company adherence to bidding regulations and project-specific goals.
• Identify, retrieve, interpret, and administer RFQ and RFP solicitations.

Systems, Software & Quality Assurance

• Operate and maintain proficiency in all internal estimating systems, technologies, and software.

Client & Industry Engagement

• Promote Pentalon Construction to owners, developers, planners, architects, engineers, and other relevant stakeholders.
• Increase brand awareness through client engagement, public relations efforts, and participation in professional/industry organizations.
• Build and manage long-term relationships with clients, architects, sub-tier respondents, and engineering principals.
• Collaborate with key personnel on business development strategies and lead generation.

Opportunity Identification & Lead Qualification

• Identify new business growth opportunities across private and public sectors.
• Assist in qualifying project leads from various sources (e.g., web postings, public agency listings, publications, contacts).
• Route qualified opportunities to project executive staff for further evaluation.

Estimating-to-Operations Transition

• Support Project Executives and Managers in procuring subcontractors and suppliers.
• Aid in drafting detailed scopes of work for inclusion in subcontracts.
• Present relevant bidding and award information to project management.
• Facilitate the transition from estimating to field operations through document transfer and formal discussion.

Change Management & Cost Analysis

• Assist APMs and PMs in analyzing and quantifying cost impacts from changes to contract scope.
• Promptly report discoveries in scope and revenue to senior management.