Estimator - Heavy Civil Construction

Job Description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Bid Development & Strategy: Lead the preparation of full-scale project bids, ensuring all estimates are comprehensive, competitive, and aligned with company profit goals.
• Plan & Specification Analysis: Conduct deep-dive reviews of construction documents to define project scope, identify potential "blind spots," and determine precise pricing.
• Advanced Earthwork Modeling: Utilize Agtek software to perform accurate quantity take-offs, site modeling, and dirt moving analysis.
• Subcontractor & Vendor Management: Proactively source and negotiate with subcontractors and suppliers; use creativity to secure the best market pricing without sacrificing quality.
• Risk Mitigation: Analyze project risks during the bid phase and develop cost-effective solutions or contingencies to protect project margins.
• Cost Data Maintenance: Continuously update and refine pricing schedules and standard cost databases to reflect current market fluctuations.
• Client Relationship Management: Act as a key point of contact for prospective and current clients, maintaining a professional presence that secures future opportunities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Project Managers and field leadership to ensure a seamless handoff from the winning bid to the start of construction.

Qualifications

• Software Proficiency: Agtek experience preferred but willing to train and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Technical Literacy: Ability to interpret complex civil engineering plans, topographic maps, and geotechnical reports.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management preferred.
• • Note: We will consider training motivated recent graduates with relevant degrees.
• Core Competencies: Exceptional attention to detail, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to manage multiple bid deadlines simultaneously.

Richard L. Crowder Construction has been in the earthwork business since 1973. We have completed hundreds of major earthwork and utilities projects collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Our commitment to our clients is to maintain the highest level of quality while delivering cost-efficient results and meeting even the most demanding timelines.

Company Description

Richard L. Crowder Construction has been in the earthwork business since 1973. We have completed hundreds of major earthwork and utilities projects collectively worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Our commitment to our clients is to maintain the highest level of quality while delivering cost-efficient results and meeting even the most demanding timelines.