Estimating Manager/Leader

Position Overview

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Qualifications

Skills

Benefits

Pay

Schedule

Company Information

• Manage and mentor a team of estimators, fostering technical skill development, accountability, and efficiency.
• Oversee preparation of project estimates by reviewing drawings, specifications, proposals, and related documents.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and competitiveness of all cost estimates and bid submissions.
• Review and approve final estimates, scope narratives, and clarifications prior to submission.
• Collaborate with project developers and operations teams to establish strategic bid approaches.
• Standardize estimating processes, forms, and cost databases to improve department consistency and performance.
• Monitor bid schedules and workload distribution, ensuring timely delivery of assigned estimates.
• Participate in Search and Selection process of municipal RFQs.
• Evaluate historical data, production rates, and market conditions to refine pricing strategies.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, and clients to improve pricing and bid success rates.
• Oversee collection of subcontractor and supplier quotes, ensuring quality, accuracy, and coverage.
• Support contract negotiations and assist in transitioning successful bids to project management for execution.
• Perform periodic reviews of project results to evaluate estimate accuracy and implement continuous improvement measures.
• Track department performance metrics and report trends and forecasting data to company leadership.
• Represent the estimating department in company meetings, pre-bid conferences, and debrief sessions.
• Ensure compliance with all company policies, safety standards, and ethical procurement practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Minimum 7 years of estimating experience in the construction industry, including at least 2 years in a leadership or management role.
• Strong knowledge of civil, mechanical, or water/wastewater construction preferred.
• Proficient in estimating, takeoff, and cost analysis software.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management abilities.

Skills

• Knowledge of all construction trade requirements and pricing, both rehabilitation and new construction.
• Ability to read and understand instructions to bidders, including but not limited to General Conditions, Special Conditions and Specifications, Technical Specifications, and Project Schedule.
• Ability to read and draw blueprints.
• Ability to provide uniformity for bid estimates and ensure that the same base is used for progress and productivity reporting on the job.
• Extensive knowledge of building practices.
• Working knowledge of construction takeoff and estimating software programs.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills.
• Superior interpersonal and written/oral communication skills with the ability to relate well and cooperate with others to effectively coordinate activities and accomplish goals.
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability (collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions on a timely basis) and negotiation.
• Ability to communicate and work with cross-functional teams and all levels in the organization.
• Results-oriented to ensure delivery of appropriate products and services in an accurate, complete, and timely fashion.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to use Microsoft programs including Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint with some proficiency.
• Ability to learn programs specific to the job such as client databases, intranet, video conferencing software, and time accounting software.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Leadership and team development.
• Financial and analytical acumen.
• Strategic and proactive thinking.
• Collaboration and cross-functional communication.
• Process improvement and technical accuracy.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• A dynamic, collaborative, and inclusive work culture.
• A chance to be part of an innovative and growing company in the construction industry.
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• 401(k) & 401(k) matching.
• Paid time off & Holidays.
• Monday to Friday schedule.

Pay

• Details about pay structure and range are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

• The schedule is Monday to Friday.

Company Information

• Razorback LLC is a certified General Contractor specializing in government contracts, with a primary focus on water infrastructure projects.
• Razorback LLC builds a legacy of excellence in the construction industry, committed to quality, efficiency, and innovation.
• The company values its employees and promotes from within, focusing on four core values: BE AWESOME, GROW OR DIE, PROFESSIONAL & PREPARED, and WHATEVER IT TAKES.