Commercial Estimator: Build Budgets & Win Bids (Tempe)

Big-D Companies; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Medical & Dental Insurance even

HSA with employer contribution

401k with Match

Long-Term & Short-Term Disability

Life Insurance

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Big-D Southwest is seeking an Estimator to prepare accurate, competitive cost estimates for commercial construction from concept to bid. You will work with preconstruction, operations, design teams, subcontractors, and clients to assess requirements, identify risks, and develop pricing strategies.

Located in Tempe, AZ, this role emphasizes coordination across disciplines, understanding labor productivity, and leading VE sessions to optimize budgets and wins.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience estimating commercial projects for a General Contractor.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Timberline experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Defines work scope, solicits and selects subcontractors.
• Proficient in quantity takeoffs.
• Proficient in organizing and assembling estimates.
• Successful in hard bidding projects, organizes scopes of work.
• Proficient in conceptual estimating through the CM process with architects and engineers.
• Understands means and methods of construction and labor productivity.
• Translates CPM scheduling into construction budget.
• Clearly communicates with subcontractors scheduling expectations.
• Knows unit costs of different construction materials and labor.
• Knows overall SF cost of construction for different building types.
• Understands VE process and can lead a working session.
• Has developed important relationships with subcontractors to help win work.
• Proficient in presenting estimates to an owner.
• Participates in forecast meetings and tracks budget vs. actual costs.

Skills

Quantity takeoffs

Organizing estimates

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management

Tools

Timberline

Job description

Big-D Southwest is seeking an Estimator to prepare accurate, competitive cost estimates for commercial construction from concept to bid. You will work with preconstruction, operations, design teams, subcontractors, and clients to assess requirements, identify risks, and develop pricing strategies.

Located in Tempe, AZ, this role emphasizes coordination across disciplines, understanding labor productivity, and leading VE sessions to optimize budgets and wins.