Estimating Manager

About the Role

This role leads the estimating function for public and private infrastructure projects, overseeing preconstruction activities from opportunity evaluation through bid submission while developing the estimating team and improving processes, standards, and tools.

Estimating Team Leadership

• Lead, develop, mentor, and coach estimators and estimating support staff
• Assign and manage estimating workloads across multiple concurrent pursuits
• Review estimates for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and strategic alignment
• Establish accountability for estimating schedules, deliverables, and bid deadlines
• Improve estimating processes, standards, tools, and best practices
• Develop team capabilities through training and knowledge sharing

Pursuit and Bid Strategy

• Lead preconstruction activities from opportunity evaluation through bid submission
• Participate in go or no go decisions
• Evaluate projects based on strategic fit, risk, resources, competition, and profitability
• Develop competitive bid strategies while managing project risk
• Lead estimate reviews and collaborate with leadership on final pricing decisions
• Identify scope gaps, ambiguities, constructability concerns, and contractual risks
• Monitor bid results and market conditions to improve estimating performance

Estimating and Cost Development

• Prepare and oversee detailed estimates for public and private infrastructure projects
• Review plans, specifications, geotechnical reports, schedules, contracts, and bid requirements
• Evaluate quantities, production rates, labor, equipment, subcontractor pricing, supplier pricing, temporary works, and sequencing
• Solicit, evaluate, and negotiate subcontractor and supplier proposals
• Develop project budgets and cost models
• Develop value engineering alternatives
• Document assumptions, exclusions, risks, and pricing basis

Operations Coordination

• Collaborate with Project Managers, Superintendents, and field leadership
• Validate construction means and methods, production assumptions, sequencing, and resource requirements
• Participate in pre bid meetings, site visits, and client discussions
• Lead project handoffs from estimating to Operations
• Collect feedback from completed and active projects to improve estimating accuracy

Qualifications and Certifications

• Minimum 7 years of estimating and or project management experience
• Experience in heavy civil, environmental, utility, industrial, or infrastructure construction
• Demonstrated experience leading estimators, project teams, or complex estimating efforts
• Strong experience with water and wastewater treatment facilities, pump stations, underground utilities, structural concrete, process piping, excavation, or similar infrastructure
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods
• Knowledge of production rates and equipment utilization
• Strong understanding of project sequencing and constructability
• Ability to review plans, specifications, contracts, schedules, and public procurement requirements
• Strong project risk evaluation and bid strategy experience
• Ability to manage multiple pursuits and deadlines
• Strong leadership, communication, negotiation, and team development skills
• Proficiency with estimating software and Microsoft Office
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred
• Equivalent relevant construction experience may be considered

Benefits

• Performance based bonus opportunities
• Long term career growth
• Professional development and continuing education
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401k with company contributions
• Company paid life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Collaborative work environment
• Direct collaboration with Operations and company leadership