Estimator

About the role

The Estimator plays a crucial role in supporting the region's revenue, profitability, and business growth objectives by developing accurate, competitive, and timely cost estimates and proposals for environmental, geotechnical, mining, water resources, drilling, and remediation projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed cost estimates and proposals for environmental, geotechnical, mining, water resources, drilling, and remediation projects.
• Develop project pricing, technical approaches, production rates, equipment requirements, labor needs, subcontractor scopes, and profit margins.
• Participate in bid strategy meetings and work with senior leadership to review proposals valued at over $500,000.
• Collaborate with Sales, Key Accounts, Marketing, and Operations to achieve regional revenue, profitability, and business development objectives.
• Provide estimating support to Project Managers and Field Operations by communicating the assumptions, production rates, and methodologies used to develop project estimates.
• Maintain consistency in estimating procedures, pricing databases, proposal formats, and company estimating tools.
• Cook up with Sales, Marketing, and Key Accounts on company initiatives, strategic pursuits, and proposal deliverables.
• Track and follow up on submitted proposals in coordination with Sales and Operations.
• Communicate project opportunities, bid status, and estimating activities with the Regional Senior Vice President and Operations leadership.
• Maintain accurate estimating records and documentation to support project execution and future estimating efforts.
• Aid in continuous improvement of estimating processes, cost databases, and best practices.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three (3) years of estimating experience or a related field.
• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science, Business, or a related discipline preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• Experience estimating drilling, environmental remediation, civil construction, geotechnical, mining, or water resource projects is preferred.
• Strong understanding of project costing, production rates, scheduling, and construction means and methods.
• Ability to read and interpret project plans, specifications, and contract documents.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; experience with estimating software is preferred.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
• Able to manage multiple bids and meet competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• Project costing
• Production rates
• Scheduling
• Construction means and methods
• Reading and interpreting project plans, specifications, and contract documents
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Estimating software

Benefits

$125,000 - $140,000 Depending on experience

Offer of employment is conditional upon passing a pre-employment criminal background check and drug test and maintaining a clean driving record, in accordance with DOT requirements.

Cascade Environmental, LLC, and our subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law.

This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one’s employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination.

EEO is the Law.

Cascade is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (425) 527-9700.

Who is Cascade?

From our roots as a Northwest regional drilling company, we have grown into a national, full-service environmental services company offering innovative solutions to our customers. We believe in excellence at every level and that includes hiring employees who are the best at what they do. We firmly believe our employees are the most critical component of our long-term success. At Cascade, we provide a career, not just a job.

We are proud to provide a full range of competitive and flexible benefits programs that help our employees, and their families plan for today and their future.