Estimating Manager

About the role

The Boldt Company is seeking an Estimating Manager to lead both projects and people, guiding renewable energy estimates from preconstruction through constructability while partnering closely with project teams. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys asking the right questions, respectfully challenging assumptions, and helping teams deliver successful projects together.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 4–5 estimators
• Foster open and respectful dialogue with Project Executives and operations leaders
• Ensure estimates reflect sound strategy, financial accountability, and real-world execution
• Guide renewable energy estimates from preconstruction through constructability

Requirements

• Four-year architecture, engineering, construction management or related degree required
• A minimum of seven years of experience in the construction industry, including estimating and project delivery
• A minimum of five years of leadership experience required
• Self-starter mindset
• Strong understanding of the full EPC process
• Exposure to estimating, cost modeling, and financial accountability
• Experience working with estimating tools beyond Excel (WinEst experience preferred)
• Renewables experience strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Nice to have: Led or contributed to pursuits in the $5–$10M range, exposure to self-perform work, labor rates, and subcontractor cost analysis, field experience (Field Engineer background welcome), or post-award preconstruction exposure, ability to think with a field execution mindset and understand schedule and risk drivers

Skills

• Strong understanding of the full EPC process
• Exposure to estimating, cost modeling, and financial accountability
• Experience working with estimating tools beyond Excel (WinEst experience preferred)
• Renewables experience strongly preferred

Benefits

Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experiences, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law.

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000 - $160,200 annually. This information reflects the anticipated base salary for this position based on current market data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location.

Schedule

Hybrid, Appleton, WI