Utility/Site Work Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title:  Utility / Site Work Estimator

Position Type:  Full-time, Exempt, 1st Shift, paid weekly

Location:  Cleves, Ohio (on site) – Must be with reasonable driving distance of 45002

Reports to:  Executive Management

We are looking for an Estimator to join our growing team. Sehlhorst Equipment Services offers competitive pay, company provided uniforms, and a full range of benefits including 401(k) retirement plan with company match, paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.

If you are quality minded with a desire to be highly accurate, organized, have excellent time management skills, and have a passion for commercial construction, we want to connect with you!  

Job Summary

The Utility/Site Work Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate and competitive cost estimates for site development, excavation, underground utility, and civil construction projects. This position reviews project plans and specifications, performs quantity takeoffs, solicits subcontractor and supplier pricing, and develops comprehensive bid proposals to support successful project acquisition.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Review project plans, specifications, and bid documents.
• Perform quantity takeoffs for excavation, grading, utilities, paving, and related site work activities.
• Prepare detailed cost estimates including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and overhead costs.
• Solicit and evaluate vendor and subcontractor quotations.
• Analyze project risks, site conditions, and construction requirements.
• Prepare bid packages and assist in proposal development.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits as required.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, and company leadership during the bidding process.
• Maintain estimating databases, cost histories, and production rates.
• Assist with project hand-off meetings following contract award.
• Monitor market pricing trends and supplier relationships.
• Ensure estimates comply with company standards and project specifications.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil construction, utility construction, site development, or related estimating preferred.
• Knowledge of excavation, grading, underground utilities, storm drainage, paving, and site infrastructure.
• Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specifications, and contracts.
• Proficiency with estimating software, spreadsheets, and construction management tools.
• Strong mathematical, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines simultaneously.

  Education and Experience

• 3 years of prior estimating experience preferred.
• Working knowledge of construction related software and OSHA regulations.
• Proficient in Bluebeam and Microsoft Office software
• AutoCAD software experience a plus

About Sehlhorst Equipment Services:

Sehlhorst Equipment Services (SES) is a family-owned company that was established in 1985. Since then, SES has been in a growth trajectory, building on the solid reputation we have established in the region. We are committed to investing in the company and our fellow co-workers.  This commitment can be seen throughout the Sehlhorst organization, most visibly by the construction of a new office and repair facility.

We are a fast-growing demolition, excavation, and site utilities contractor with a reputation as a premier subcontractor in the tri-state area.

Our demolition crews perform complete structural demolition, selective demolition/building alteration, and underground demolition and utility removal for projects ranging in size from typical single-family homes to multi-story commercial/industrial buildings.

SES Earthwork crews cut, haul, and compact hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of structural fill each year performing land clearing and topsoil stripping, mass excavation and structural fill, fine grading, and soil remediation projects.

As underground utility specialists our crews install new sewers, water, and storm infrastructure from taps in the street to a new building. We also have extensive experience repairing underground infrastructure.

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Sehlhorst Equipment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Sehlhorst Equipment Services is a participant in the Drug Free Work Place Program of the Ohio Bureau of Worker’s Compensation.