Commercial Construction estimator

tggaccounting; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

tggaccounting client is seeking an experienced Estimator to prepare conceptual, square foot, and detailed estimates for commercial Design-Build and design-assist projects in the Kansas City area.

Responsibilities include developing budgets and schedules, participating in pursuit activities, and collaborating with preconstruction, BD, PM, design teams, subs, and owners to ensure accurate pricing and successful bids.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field preferred.
• 10+ years of commercial construction estimating experience with a General Contractor.
• Proficiency with Bluebeam, OST, Procore, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Develop preliminary budgets, preconstruction schedules, and value Engineering recommendations.
• Participate in Design-Build pursuit interviews, owner presentations, and preconstruction meetings.
• Collaborate closely with preconstruction leadership, business development, project management, design teams, subcontractors, and project owners throughout the estimating process.
• Solicit, prequalify, and evaluate subcontractor and supplier bids while developing bid packages and leveling proposals.
• Coordinate project turnover meetings with project managers and superintendents to ensure successful transitions from preconstruction to operation.
• Prepare pricing for change orders and support estimating efforts for active construction projects.
• Maintain estimating databases, historical cost information, subcontractor relationships, and cost coding systems.
• Assist with self-perform estimating efforts and collaborate with internal trade teams as needed.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of estimating processes while working in a highly collaborative and adaptable environment.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership potential

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or related field

Tools

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff

Procore

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Our client is a well established, privately held commercial general contractor with more than 90 years of success delivering high-quality Design-Build, Construction Management, and negotiated commercial construction projects throughout the Kansas City region. Known for its relationship-driven approach and long-tenured workforce, the company specializes in a diverse portfolio of office, retail, municipal, senior living, industrial, multifamily, adaptive reuse, and historic renovation projects. With a collaborative, people-first culture and minimal bureaucracy, the organization offers employees direct exposure to leadership, meaningful career development opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact within a growing preconstruction team.

AbouttheRole

Prepare conceptual, square foot, and detailed estimates from early design through Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for a variety of commercial Design-Build and design-assist projects.

Responsibilities

• Developpreliminarybudgets,preconstructionschedules,andvalueengineeringrecommendationstosupportprojectplanningandownerdecision-making.


• Participate in Design-Build pursuit interviews, owner presentations, and preconstruction meetings.


• Collaborate closely with preconstruction leadership, business development, project management, design teams, subcontractors, and project owners throughout the estimating process.


• Solicit,prequalify,andevaluatesubcontractorandsupplierbidswhiledevelopingbidpackagesandlevelingproposals.


• Coordinate project turnover meetings with project managers and superintendents to ensure successful transitions from preconstruction to operation.


• Preparepricingforchangeordersandsupportestimatingeffortsforactiveconstructionprojects.


• Maintainestimatingdatabases,historicalcostinformation,subcontractorrelationships,andcostcodingsystems.


• Assist with self-perform estimating efforts and collaborate with internal trade teams as needed.


• Contribute to continuous improvement of estimating processes while working in a highly collaborative and adaptable environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial construction estimating experience with a General Contractor.


• Proven Design-Build and conceptual estimating experience across commercial projects.


• Abilitytoindependentlypreparebothconceptualandplan/specestimatesfromearlybudgetingthroughfinalpricing.


• Strongcommunicationskillswithconfidencepresentingestimatesandparticipatinginownermeetingsandpursuitinterviews.


• Experiencecoordinatingsubcontractorbidding,bidleveling,valueengineering,andpreconstructionactivities.


• Proficiency with Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), Procore, and Microsoft Excel.


• Experienceestimatingavarietyofcommercialprojecttypes;candidatesfromDesign-BuildcommercialGCenvironmentsarestronglypreferred.


• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field is preferred


• Experiencewithhealthcareormedicalconstructionisaplus.


• Candidatesfromresidential-onlyorsubcontractor-onlybackgroundswillnotbeconsidered.


• Desire to grow into a long-term leadership opportunity through direct mentorship with a clear succession path into a Preconstruction Manager role.