Civil Estimator

Michael Page; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career growth

Collaborative team

Job summary

Michael Page represents an established heavy civil construction client seeking an estimator to support bidding and preconstruction. The role focuses on detailed takeoffs, pricing development, and vendor negotiations for highway, utility, and infrastructure projects.

The successful candidate will review plans and bid documents, quantify labor, equipment, and materials, and collaborate with field and office teams to identify risks and value-engineering opportunities, ensuring accurate, timely

Qualifications

• Strong analytical, mathematical, and organizational skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with field and office teams.
• Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates and quantity takeoffs for civil construction projects.
• Review plans, specifications, and bid documents.
• Develop labor, equipment, material, and subcontractor pricing.
• Solicit and evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotations.
• Participate in bid strategy meetings and estimate reviews.
• Identify project risks and value-engineering opportunities.
• Support project turnover and handoff to operations teams.
• Maintain estimating databases and historical cost information.
• Track market conditions and material pricing trends.

Skills

Analytical

Mathematical

Organizational

Collaborative

Detail-oriented

Problem solving

Job description

Estimator Opportunity

Our client is an established heavy civil construction contractor with a strong reputation for delivering transportation, utility, excavation, and infrastructure projects for public and private sector clients. Due to continued growth and a healthy project backlog, the company is seeking an estimator to support ongoing bidding and preconstruction efforts.

Prepare detailed estimates and quantity takeoffs for civil construction projects.

Review plans, specifications, and bid documents.

Develop labor, equipment, material, and subcontractor pricing.

Solicit and evaluate subcontractor and supplier quotations.

Participate in bid strategy meetings and estimate reviews.

Identify project risks and value-engineering opportunities.

Support project turnover and handoff to operations teams.

Maintain estimating databases and historical cost information.

Track market conditions and material pricing trends.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The successful applicant will have:

3+ years of civil estimating experience.

Background in highway, roadwork, utilities, excavation, sitework, or infrastructure projects.

Experience with public bid projects strongly preferred.

Strong analytical, mathematical, and organizational skills.

Able to work collaboratively with field and office teams.

Detail-oriented with a proactive approach to problem solving.

What's on offer:

Opportunity to work on impactful infrastructure and transportation projects.

Long-term career growth with an established contractor.

Collaborative team environment.

Exposure to large-scale public and private civil construction projects.