Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits/Perks
• $75,000 - $90,000 salary (DOE), paid on a bi-weekly cycle
• Cell phone stipend.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement benefit.
• Vacation and time-off benefits.

Job Summary

This is a full time, in-office position based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Construction Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate, competitive budgets, quantity takeoffs, and bid packages for Mignone Design-Build commercial and residential projects. The role supports restaurant, retail, office, tenant improvement, occupied remodel, mixed use, custom residential, and ground up construction from early feasibility and design coordination through final pricing and handoff to project operations.



 
The Construction Estimator reviews drawings, specifications, addenda, site information, lease and landlord criteria, and other project documents to identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, long lead items, and cost risks. This position solicits and evaluates subcontractor and supplier proposals, maintains cost information, and prepares clear estimate narratives, qualifications, clarifications, allowances, alternates, and exclusions.



 
The Construction Estimator works closely with company leadership, project managers, clients, architects, engineers, consultants, subcontractors, and suppliers to confirm scope, support value engineering, protect project budgets, and meet bid deadlines.

Responsibilities 

• Prepare conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, quantity takeoffs, and bid packages for commercial and residential construction projects.
• Review drawings, specifications, addenda, schedules, site conditions, and related documents for scope, constructability, cost drivers, and project risk.
• Develop clear scopes of work by trade and issue bid invitations to qualified subcontractors and suppliers.
• Solicit, level, and analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals to confirm complete coverage and competitive pricing.
• Build and maintain cost models, estimate summaries, bid tabs, unit cost data, allowances, alternates, and escalation assumptions.
• Coordinate with clients, architects, engineers, consultants, permitting partners, and project teams to resolve scope and pricing questions.
• Support value engineering and design assist efforts that balance cost, function, finish quality, schedule, and code requirements.
• Prepare proposal narratives, qualifications, clarifications, exclusions, and supporting documentation for internal review and client presentation.
• Track bid calendars, deliverables, and addenda to ensure proposals are accurate and submitted on time.
• Support project award, scope clarification, subcontractor buyout, budget handoff, and change order pricing.
• Maintain estimating templates, historical cost records, vendor information, and bid management workflows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of construction estimating, preconstruction, or closely related project cost experience.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, schedules, and addenda across multiple trades.
• Experience completing quantity takeoffs and preparing labor, material, equipment, general conditions, and subcontractor pricing.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and working knowledge of estimating, takeoff, document management, or project management software.
• Ability to identify scope gaps, normalize bids, document assumptions, assess risk, and prepare clear estimate narratives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with clients, design professionals, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple active bids and deadlines.
• Experience estimating restaurant, retail, office, hospitality, tenant improvement, occupied remodel, residential, mixed use, or ground up projects is preferred.
• Knowledge of Las Vegas and Southwest labor, material, permitting, and subcontractor markets is preferred.
• Experience with Procore, Building Connected, Excel, or a comparable construction platform is preferred.
• Education in construction management, engineering, architecture, building technology, or a related field is preferred.