Civil Estimator: Grading & Site Work for Public Works

Henderson Group Recruiting; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental plans

Vision and life insurance

AD&D coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday, and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Henderson Group in Southern California is seeking an Estimator to price civil grading and site work for public works, utilities, and private development. You will bid earthwork, underground utilities, paving and concrete, working with internal crews to prepare robust estimates.

Key success factors include 5+ years of civil estimating experience, familiarity with prevailing wage and DIR rules, and proficiency in HeavyBid, PlanSwift, and Excel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of estimating experience in civil grading, earthwork, heavy civil or underground utility construction.
• Experience estimating grading, site development and horizontal civil projects, including large-scale underground utility work.
• Track record of government and public works bidding (prevailing wage, DIR), as well as private development bids.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantity take-offs for earthwork, cut and fill, mass and fine grading, and site development.
• Take off related underground utilities, trenching, shoring, paving and concrete.
• Build cost estimates from labor, equipment and production rates, materials and subcontractor quotes.
• Prepare competitive bids for public agencies, utility owners and private developers, following prevailing wage, DIR and federal/state/local procurement rules.
• Solicit, evaluate and negotiate supplier and subcontractor pricing.
• Attend pre-bid meetings, site walks and bid reviews, and submit proposals on deadline.
• Work with project managers, engineers and field crews on constructability and value engineering.
• Maintain unit costs and the cost database, and support project turnover and change orders.

Skills

Estimating experience

Organized

Deadline-driven

Strong communicator

Tools

HeavyBid

B2W

Bluebeam Revu

PlanSwift

Advanced Excel

Job description

Henderson Group in Southern California is seeking an Estimator to price civil grading and site work for public works, utilities, and private development. You will bid earthwork, underground utilities, paving and concrete, working with internal crews to prepare robust estimates.

Key success factors include 5+ years of civil estimating experience, familiarity with prevailing wage and DIR rules, and proficiency in HeavyBid, PlanSwift, and Excel.