- Field
- Estimating and preconstruction
- Location
- Riverside, CA
- Work model
- Onsite
- Level
- Senior
- Pay
- $150k to $200k
What you would own
- Lead preparation of detailed estimates and competitive bids for heavy civil infrastructure projects.
- Review plans, specifications, geotechnical reports, contracts, addenda, and other bid documents to determine complete project scope.
- Perform and review detailed quantity takeoffs for self-performed and subcontracted scopes.
- Develop accurate labor, equipment, material, subcontractor, and indirect costs.
- Build detailed crew-based production estimates based on construction means and methods.
- Develop and validate production rates, crew compositions, equipment requirements, and unit costs.
- Lead estimating efforts for self-performed work including: Underground Utilities Water, Sewer & Storm Drain Earthwork & Mass Grading Excavation Asphalt Paving Structural Concrete Railroad Infrastructure Public Works Solicit, review, level, and negotiate subcontractor and supplier proposals.
- Identify scope gaps and ensure complete bid coverage.
- Develop bid strategies with operations and executive leadership.
- Analyze project risks, opportunities, site constraints, logistics, and constructability.
- Evaluate alternative construction methods and value engineering opportunities to improve bid competitiveness.
- Attend pre-bid meetings and conduct project site visits.
- Coordinate with Project Managers and Superintendents to validate construction approach, production assumptions, equipment needs, and schedules.
- Develop preliminary construction schedules and sequencing to support estimates.
- Participate in estimate reviews and final bid-day pricing decisions.
- Prepare bid proposals, qualifications, clarifications, and supporting documentation.
- Support owner negotiations and post-bid interviews when required.
- Lead project handoff meetings following successful awards to ensure estimating assumptions are effectively communicated to operations.
- Maintain and analyze historical cost and production data to continuously improve estimating accuracy.
- Monitor labor, equipment, fuel, concrete, asphalt, aggregate, pipe, and other material pricing.
- Mentor and develop junior estimators and estimating staff.
- Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, owners, engineers, and industry partners.
What they are looking for
- The Senior Estimator will work closely with operations and executive leadership to evaluate opportunities, develop bid strategies, and successfully transition awarded projects to the operations team.
Everything above is the hiring company’s own words, with the company name taken out. The name, the team, and the interview steps come with the first conversation.