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Senior Estimator (74346)

Full-time

Valcourt

Description

The Senior Estimator is responsible for leading complex estimating efforts supporting strategic bid opportunities and ensuring estimates are complete accurate competitive and aligned with branch margin goals. This role serves as a technical leader within the estimating team provides guidance to less experienced estimators and partners closely with sales operations vendors and customers throughout the bid process.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead estimating efforts for assigned high-value complex or strategic opportunities.
  • Review plans specifications addenda and scope documents to identify project requirements risks exclusions and clarifications.
  • Perform detailed quantity takeoffs cost modeling labor analysis and vendor/subcontractor quote reviews.
  • Develop complete bid packages proposals alternates value engineering options and internal estimate review materials.
  • Partner with sales and operations to validate constructability production assumptions schedule impacts and project execution approach.
  • Support customer meetings scope reviews bid presentations and post-bid negotiations as needed.
  • Mentor Estimators Junior Estimators and Takeoff Specialists by reviewing work product sharing pricing knowledge and reinforcing branch estimating standards.
  • Analyze bid results historical performance and estimate-to-actual variance to improve future estimating accuracy.

Qualifications

Work Authorization Requirements

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States

Qualifications / Experience Level

  • Advanced estimating role typically requiring significant estimating experience and demonstrated success leading complex or high-value bids.
  • Strong understanding of production rates labor modeling material systems vendor/subcontractor pricing and project risk evaluation.
  • Ability to independently lead bid strategy support client-facing discussions mentor less experienced team members and contribute to estimating process improvement.
  • Represents the highest technical estimating level below Pre-Construction Manager and is expected to operate with limited oversight.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Vacancy posted 3 days ago
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