Pre-Construction Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Takco is urgently seeking a pre-construction person with minimum 5 years' experience working for a general contractor estimator.

Role Summary

Owns the accurate and timely development of budgets, bids, and cost models to support profitable project acquisition and controlled execution.

• Preconstruction – Core Responsibilities
  • 1. Lead Commercial & Industrial Bidding
    • Manage the full bidding process for commercial and industrial projects to ensure accurate pricing, proper risk coverage, and alignment with company goals.
    • Review drawings and specifications to clearly define project scope and identify potential risks and develop complete trade scopes to ensure all work is fully covered and properly bid.
  • 2. Subcontractor Outreach & Qualification
    • Identify and solicit qualified subcontractors for each trade based on project needs and ensure enough subcontractor participation to determine fair market price and competitive estimate.
    • Review subcontractor proposals to confirm that scope requirements are complete and verify inclusions, exclusions, and clarifications on contractor proposals to find and eliminate scope gaps and overlap.
  • 3. Estimate Development & Pricing
    • Compare subcontractor bids to ensure pricing is complete and consistent and select qualified low bidders for each trade based on scope coverage, pricing, schedule capability, and reliability.
    • Prepare accurate, competitive, and executable project estimates including direct costs, general conditions, contingencies, and company fee targets.
  • 4. Risk Review & Award Preparation
    • Confirm that each bid is complete, defensible, and ready for award by identifying scope gaps, design conflicts, and schedule concerns.
    • Prepare clarifications, assumptions, and exclusions for client submission and present finalized bids for leadership approval and client delivery.

• Preconstruction – Additional Responsibilities
  • 1. Prepare conceptual through GMP estimates with leadership
  • 2. Maintain cost histories and unit pricing
  • 3. Support awarded project turnover to operations

Success Profile

• Detail driven
• Schedule disciplined
• Margin focused

Experience Profile

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within the preconstruction department of a General Contractor
• Takco is providing intermediate preconstruction personnel with the opportunity to advance their careers and path to leadership.

Salary

• $100,000 to $135,000
• Takco provides 80% insurance after 3 months
• Paid Holidays, 1 week vacation after 1 year, 2 weeks after 2 years, 3 weeks after 5 years. Substantial bonus packages for qualified candidates