Lead Estimator

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assigns and manages estimating team.
• Direct Take-Off efforts for assigned portions of the estimate.
• Actively participate in strategy meetings on project approach, schedule, and strategy.
• Prepare an Estimate Specific guideline for all of the required items that must be performed during the preparation of the estimate and submittal of a bid
• Lead discussions on scope, access, risk coordination with other disciplines
• Participate in overall project strategy and risk discussions
• Manage the preparation and negotiation of the estimate and prepare critical portions.
• Present assigned portion of estimate in the In-House Review and, if applicable, the Joint Venture Review. This includes scope overview, key considerations/risk, schedule and general approach.
• Prepare cost estimates for both hard-money and negotiated work, to include cost estimate preparation utilizing Estimating Software (currently HCSS), analyzing, and establishing means, methods, production rates, and schedules.
• Close-Out (prepare plug or self-performed vs. actual quoted price comparisons), or direct close-out of, assigned portions of the work.
• Present assigned portion of estimate in Owner/ICE reviews

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 12+ years of construction experience or equivalent combinations of technical training and construction experience are required but exposure, experience, or internships are all beneficial to your candidacy. 
• 7+ years of estimating experience in Heavy Civil.
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management Degree (preferred) or alternative field exposure/experience will be considered in place of a degree. 
• Knowledge of plan reading and interpretation, take-off, MS-Excel software, construction means, methods, and productions, scheduling, and common sense are a must.
• Knowledge of MS-Word, P-6 Scheduling, MS-PowerPoint, Agtek, Bluebeam, and/or HCSS software are pluses.
• Must be able to navigate uneven terrain for pre-bid site investigations.
• Travel is required

• Experience in Heavy Civil, Structures, Transit, or Transportation construction is preferred.
• Ideally will have worked as a Field Engineer on heavy/civil construction projects.
• Previous experience managing junior level estimators is preferred. 
• Interest or experience in Transit, Civil or Structures estimating and construction is ideal.

What we have to offer:

• Award-winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee-owned company with a competitive ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums.**Benefits and employee costs are subject to change 
• HSA and FSA plans that will allow you to divert pre-tax money.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your yearly salary.