ESTIMATOR

About the role

United Infrastructure Group, Inc. is seeking an Estimator with at least three years of heavy-civil construction experience to perform transportation infrastructure estimating in North and South Carolina. The position is full‑time and based in Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC.

Responsibilities

• Estimate from pursuit review through final bid submission.
• Review plans, specifications, addenda, contracts and other bid documents to identify scope gaps, discrepancies and contractual risks.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop crew‑based labor, equipment, material and production costs.
• Establish bid items, work activities and estimate breakdown structures using Bid2Win.
• Contribute to project execution plans, preliminary schedules, phasing, staging, access and means‑and‑methods assumptions.
• Evaluate constructability, geotechnical conditions, utility conflicts, environmental restrictions, maintenance of traffic and other factors affecting cost or production.
• Develop and incorporate appropriate risk mitigation, allowances and contingencies.
• Analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope, qualifications, exclusions and commercial risk.
• Use historical cost, productivity and equipment data to validate estimating assumptions.
• Coordinate with operations to confirm crews, production rates, equipment, logistics and sequencing.
• Participate in site visits, pre‑bid meetings, plan reviews, bid‑strategy meetings and management reviews.
• Prepare bid forms, pricing schedules, clarifications, qualifications and other proposal documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of client specifications, bid procedures and market conditions.

Requirements

• Minimum three years of responsible heavy‑civil experience.
• Experience estimating heavy‑highway, bridge or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid or an equivalent crew‑based construction estimating system.
• Knowledge of heavy‑civil means and methods, equipment, labor productivity and sequencing.
• Experience developing self‑perform estimates and evaluating subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, geotechnical information, contracts and DOT special provisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and electronic quantity‑takeoff software.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to meet fixed bid deadlines.
• Ability to travel within the Carolinas as required.

Qualifications

• Direct experience estimating NCDOT or SCDOT projects.
• Field or project‑management experience on heavy‑civil transportation projects.
• Experience with design‑build, CMGC or progressive design‑build delivery.
• Experience with AGTEK, Bluebeam, Primavera P6 or similar takeoff, modeling and scheduling software.
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline, or equivalent heavy‑civil construction experience.