Civil Grading & Site Work Estimator - Public Works

Essenti Talent; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Multiple medical and dental plan

Vision, life and AD&D coverage

Aflac

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Essenti Talent in Southern California is seeking an Estimator for civil grading and site work to price earthwork, grading, site development, underground utilities, paving and concrete. You will prepare competitive bids for public agencies, utilities and private developers, with the company self-performing its work.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in civil estimating, experience with heavy civil and underground utilities, and strong bids experience with government and private developers.

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, incl. large underground utilities.
• Track record of government and public works bidding (prevailing wage, DIR) and private bids.
• Proficiency with HeavyBid, B2W, Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift and advanced Excel.
• Ability to build unit costs from historical production data.
• Organized, deadline-driven and a strong communicator.
• Based in Southern California and able to commute daily to East San Diego County.

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

Civil grading/earthwork

Public works bidding

Communication

Mobility to SoCal

Tools

HeavyBid

B2W

Bluebeam Revu

PlanSwift

Excel

Job description

Essenti Talent in Southern California is seeking an Estimator for civil grading and site work to price earthwork, grading, site development, underground utilities, paving and concrete. You will prepare competitive bids for public agencies, utilities and private developers, with the company self-performing its work.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in civil estimating, experience with heavy civil and underground utilities, and strong bids experience with government and private developers.