Estimator 2

Department: Estimating

Work Location: Mendota Heights, MN

Job type: Year-Round / Non-Union

Pay Type / Range:

Salary. $90,000 - $130,000 per year (based on experience and qualifications). Bonus Program eligibility.
(This pay range is a good-faith estimate of compensation for this role.)

Benefits & Additional Information:

• Health Benefits include Medical, Vision, Dental, Pharmacy and Short-Term Disability (STD).
  • Additional Voluntary Health Benefits include Flex Savings Account (FSA).
• Company-Paid Benefits include Basic Term Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability (LTD).
• Retirement (Profit-Sharing Program) - eligibility after one year waiting period.
• Mental Health & Wellness Support provided through TEAM EAP.
• PTO Program covering all time away from work.
• Company paid holidays.
• Referral bonuses - earn rewards to help us recruit new talent.

Job Summary : This position independently prepares standard and moderately complex public estimates from initial review through bid submission, post-bid follow-up, project setup, and awarded-project handoff. The role may be assigned to the Paving / Milling or Reconstruction estimating lane.

Other Requirements: All candidates are required to pass a thorough Background Check, Physical and Drug Test. References may also be checked. We participate in E-Verify.

Job Duties & Requirements:

Reasonable accommodations can be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develop and maintain relationships with owners, engineers, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal project teams.
• Review project opportunities and provide input to bid and no-bid risk assessments.
• Review plans, proposals, specifications, addenda, schedules, and bid requirements.
• Complete quantity takeoffs and develop detailed cost estimates.
• Build labor, equipment, material, trucking, subcontractor, and indirect costs in B2W Estimate.
• Solicit reliable subcontractors and suppliers and maintain required quote coverage.
• Level quotations for scope gaps, qualifications, exclusions, and duplication.
• Know and account for applicable EEO, DBE, wage, agency, and other public requirements.
• Document scope, assumptions, exclusions, production logic, risks, and unresolved questions.
• Coordinate with operations and project management for constructability, production, schedule, and resource input.
• Maintain organized bid files, quote logs, addenda records, and estimate documentation.
• Prepare accurate and timely bid forms, proposals, review materials, and supporting documentation.
• Participate in formal bid reviews and clearly explain the complete estimate.
• Complete bid-result tracking and post-bid customer follow-up.
• Perform required project setup for awarded work and prepare a complete turnover package.
• Communicate regularly with the assigned Senior Estimator and escalate unusual risk or uncertainty.
• Assist with reviewing and mentoring Estimator 1 employees.
• Participate in project closeout and actual-cost feedback reviews.
• Assist with timely workload inventory communication.
• Represent BR positively at customer, agency, and industry events as requested.

Preferred Education and Experience:

• 3 or more years of estimating, project engineering, project management, or heavy civil construction experience preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Experience with unit-price and lump-sum estimates preferred.
• Knowledge of local markets, suppliers, subcontractors, and public-work requirements.
• Previous experience in asphalt paving, milling, reconstruction, grading, utilities, sitework, or heavy civil construction preferred.
• Proficiency with B2W Estimate or similar software and Microsoft Excel.
• Excellent math, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently read and interpret plans, specifications, proposals, and contract documents.
• Strong communication, negotiation, accountability, accuracy, and time-management skills.
• Highly organized with attention to detail and deadlines.
• Valid driver's license and ability to perform site visits.

Work Environment

• Office-based with frequent travel to project sites, customer meetings, pre-bid walkthroughs, and industry events.
• Fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Regular coordination with field operations, agencies, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers.

Live up to our company Core Values:

• Safety - Safety in the workplace is a mutual responsibility of the employer, management and all employees. We have an expectation that all employees will play an active role in workplace safety and always promote a positive safety culture.
• Quality - Quality is the best business plan. It is an investment in our future. Quality leads to consistency. Consistency leads to happy employees, satisfied customers and a growing business.
• Respect - Respect at work is crucial as it promotes healthy relationships between coworkers and managers, as well as outside the organization. A respectful employee is a sign of a respectful organization and therefore creates a positive image of our company and our workplace.
• Integrity - Real integrity is doing the right thing, whether someone realizes it or not. Displaying Integrity helps build trust and drives a certain level of expectation. Integrity is choosing your thoughts and actions based on values rather than personal gain.
• Commitment - Commitment is the bond employee's share with their organization and its employees. Committed employees bring exceptional value to the organization through their support, productivity, determination, reliability and quality. Commitment shows and can be contagious.

Company Information:

For more than 75 years, Bituminous Roadways has aspired to be your full-service asphalt pavement solutions provider, and contractor of choice, to both work for and with. We are a union contractor with a diverse workforce dedicated to safety, innovation, continual improvement, environmental stewardship and most importantly, superior customer service.

At Bituminous Roadways, we are energetic and passionate about what we do with an excellent reputation for performance and as a place to work. Because of our continued growth, we seek qualified candidates who share our vision, values, and commitment to superior customer service.

More reasons to join BR:

• Family owned and operated
• Paid Training
• Advancement opportunities - we aim to promote within
• Family Oriented - Annual events

Bituminous Roadways, Inc. is committed to building a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), marital status, familial status, age, disability, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.