Director of Estimating

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all estimating activities for residential and commercial construction projects.
• Personally prepare and review conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, GMPs, and bid proposals for major projects.
• Develop accurate estimates for materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts, and construction facilities for all contract types, including lump sum, negotiated, GMP, and time-and-material contracts.
• Lead the estimating department while remaining actively involved in day-to-day estimating responsibilities.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, pricing analysis, scope reviews, and value engineering exercises for assigned projects.
• Collaborate closely with development, construction, architecture, engineering, and project management teams to ensure budget alignment and project feasibility.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, consultants, and industry partners.
• Lead subcontractor solicitation efforts, evaluate bids, analyze scope coverage, and negotiate pricing to ensure best overall project value.
• Attend on-site pre-bid/proposal conferences, site visits, and design coordination meetings.
• Prepare and present cost estimates, budget updates, and project analyses to senior leadership and project teams.
• Oversee project bid status reporting and ensure compliance with project specifications, contract requirements, and bid documentation.
• Develop and maintain historical cost databases, benchmarking tools, and estimating systems to improve forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
• Monitor market conditions, labor trends, material escalation, and industry developments impacting project costs.
• Mentor and support estimating staff while establishing best practices, procedures, and quality standards across the department.
• Collaborate with operations and project management teams to support successful project execution.
• Balance strategic leadership responsibilities with hands-on estimating production in a fast-paced development environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or a related field required.
• Minimum of 10–15 years of progressive estimating experience, preferably within large-scale residential, mixed-use, or commercial high-rise construction.
• Prior experience leading estimating teams strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to both lead estimating operations and independently produce detailed estimates for complex construction projects.
• Extensive experience preparing conceptual estimates, hard bids, GMPs, and value engineering analyses for ground-up developments.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, building systems, scheduling, and project sequencing.
• Advanced knowledge of construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and contract documents.
• Strong analytical, organizational, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities with the ability to collaborate across departments and leadership levels.
• Ability to manage multiple high-priority projects simultaneously while meeting aggressive deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency in estimating software, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and database systems.
• Experience working collaboratively with ownership, developers, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and operations teams.

Qualifications

• Competitive compensation package with bonus potential
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Life Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Sick Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Housing Discount at BLT Properties