Senior Estimator - Bay Area

Pre-Construction Senior Estimator – Commercial Construction

Seeking a self-motivated Pre-Construction Senior Estimator to manage a successful team. This position is for a large general contractor in Seattle with a focus in commercial projects. As the Pre-Construction Senior Estimator you will be responsible for performing all facets of a commercial works estimate including quantities, costing and sub-trade analysis for presentation and final review of major items.

The Pre-Construction Estimator will be a key player in winning projects, increasing the company's profits and managing the current estimating team. Projects estimated will be office, biotech, tech data centers, mixed-use, hospitality and education projects. The project values range is $100K-$250M.

Pre-Construction Senior Estimator Responsibilities:

• Able to takeoff elements of the work accurately and assign them to the appropriate items in the database, make recommendations about how to change the standard database items to more closely reflect field conditions. Must have a strong attention to detail.
• Participate in evaluating, hiring, managing, and terminating estimating staff assigned to report to this position.
• Assigns day-to-day responsibilities for preconstruction personnel.
• Solicit subcontract and vendor pricing.
• Identify deficiencies in the drawings and generate pricing to cover for them.
• Understand the need for scope clarifications, Draft scope clarifications as needed.
• Develop quantity based estimates from partial information.
• Estimates and support the preparation of thorough, accurate and timely estimates.
• Procure bids from qualified subcontractors.
• In charge of all documentation and correspondence with subcontractors, plan rooms, web sites, emails and faxes.
• Supports the estimating department in accumulating, recording historical cost data.
• Subcontractor bid reviews and validation of work scopes.
• Verification of Bid Documents, Plans and Specification review.
• Material takeoffs on drawings, and plans.

Pre-Construction Senior Estimator Qualifications:

• 5-10 or more years estimating experience in a medium to large general contractor, working on commercial/buildings and/or small civil estimating projects
• Ability to operate MS Office Suite, strong spreadsheet skills.
• Experience with BIM, BlueBeam, Timberline and Microsoft Project.
• Good oral, written and interpersonal communication skills. Have the ability to make clear and concise presentations to senior management.
• General knowledge of construction documents.
• Organized, self-motivated, and a team player.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to talk on the phone with clients and subcontractors.

Company Benefits:

• 95% paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees, plus 75% paid for dependents
• Unlimited PTO policy
• 401K Plan with a 3-4% match
• ESOP - Employee stock ownership program
• Annual performance bonuses based on personal, company, and project performance

Compensation: $160,000 - $220,000 plus bonuses and benefits