Construction Estimator

Estimating and Preconstruction - Multifamily Opportunity in Charlotte

Location: Charlotte, NC 28207

Estimated Salary Range (depending on experience) - $100-135K Salary + Bonus

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing construction team in a role with significant responsibility, visibility, and opportunity for growth.

You'll have a voice in how projects are priced, planned, and ultimately delivered, working closely with development, ownership, subcontractors, and internal leadership. For the right person, this role offers the chance to take ownership, make meaningful recommendations, and grow alongside a team that values initiative and performance.

What You'll Do

• Prepare detailed estimates, budgets, and supporting information for potential projects.
• Review contract documents, identify potential issues, and recommend cost-effective improvements.
• Develop preliminary construction estimates and budgets and prepare bid proposals for project submittal.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors while gathering and clarifying pricing information.
• Establish and communicate cost and compensation expectations.
• Ensure cost compliance and estimate completeness while minimizing subcontractor questions and scope gaps.
• Organize and manage preliminary project buyout, including bid packages and detailed subcontractor scopes of work.
• Develop preliminary material estimates for lumber, drywall, brick, and other major construction materials.
• Obtain and analyze multiple bids across project scopes to ensure competitive pricing.
• Assist with preparation and refinement of final project budgets.

Must-have:

• 5+ years in estimating/preconstruction
• Direct experience estimating ground-up multifamily/apartment projects
• Experience working for a GC, multifamily builder, or developer-builder
• Strong subcontractor bid solicitation and bid leveling experience
• Ability to create budgets from early design documents
• Strong knowledge of wood-frame multifamily construction
• Experience managing projects through GMP or final contract pricing
• Comfortable working directly with owners, architects, and subcontractors

Strong preferences:

• Podium or mid-rise multifamily experience
• Design-build experience
• Value engineering experience
• Experience managing junior estimators or a preconstruction team
• Existing subcontractor relationships in the local market

Benefits

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives/bonus
• Professional, upbeat, and collaborative work environment
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick, holidays, birthday, and volunteer time
• Low-premium medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Telemedicine access
• Paid parental leave for eligible new parents
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with company match
• Company-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage