Construction Estimator

Stonycreekhomes; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 14,445 - 27,085; Full time

Job summary

Stonycreekhomes in Washington, DC is hiring a Construction Estimator to join their growing team. This remote position offers a base salary of ₱80,000 and provides an opportunity to earn more as you prove your worth. The ideal candidate must have experience in reading plans and managing budgets, as well as a desire to improve estimating processes.

Your role will involve building standards for accurate estimates and collaborating with project teams to ensure success.

If you're passionate about construction and want to own your work, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in reading blueprints and performing accurate takeoffs.
• Proven track record of managing costs and budgets in construction.
• Ability to identify potential project risks before they escalate.

Responsibilities

• Build estimating templates and standards for the team.
• Ensure accurate cost estimation and monitor project budgets.
• Collaborate with project managers to streamline construction processes.

Skills

Plan reading and takeoff

Root cause analysis

Problem-solving under pressure

Construction estimation

Communication

Job description

Construction Estimator (Quantity Surveyor)

Remote, Philippines (full-time) · U.S. residential design-build, Washington, DC

₱80,000 base; ₱150,000+ when you prove it. The gap is yours to earn

We're rebuilding our estimating team: 3 hires, total. Get in early, and there's room to grow into the lead.

Fast-growing U.S. homebuilder (we design, build and sell houses) is rebuilding its estimating team and hiring 3 people total. Not 3 bodies to fill seats; but the few who'll build it right this time.

We're based in Washington, DC, and we build some of the most remarkable homes in the city for powerful people. If building at that level excites you, you'll love it here.

Our estimates have leaked money—rework, blown budgets, surprises at closeout. We're building an estimating function the whole company can trust. Each of you will own your number.

Owning your number means owning what happens to that number in the real world. The order shows up to a site that's actually ready, someone's there to receive it, it's on time, and it's right. The estimate is step one. The outcome is the job.

Does it bug you when a job lands 12% over because somebody guessed? Then keep reading.

Who is this job right for?

I'll give you the bullets. When we talk, I'll go deeper:

• Can you read a set of plans and do a takeoff you'd bet your own money on?
• When something's about to go sideways, do you see it coming or follow instructions right off a cliff?
• When you're blocked and nobody answers, do you chase it down and elevate, or shrug and barrel ahead?
• Do you own the result or just your slice of it?
• Do you chase a miss all the way to its root cause, so it never comes back?
• Would you rather be measured than comfortable?

We're looking for people who want to own the most important number in the building.

The big one: you'll help build the system, not just feed it

Right now our estimating runs on tribal knowledge, half‑finished templates, and one senior person everyone leans on. You're one of the first, and the standard this company estimates on for the next ten years gets written by you and the two others who land these seats. You’ll:

• Turn the way you price into a standard the whole team can run.
• Build assemblies, checklists and templates that stop the same mistake from happening twice and get them adopted.
• Bake the fix for a recurring error into the system so nobody repeats it.
• Leave the function sharper than you found it, every quarter.

This is a ground‑floor seat. If that excites you, we should talk.

How we keep score (you're an engineer, here are the numbers)

• First‑Pass Yield: clears review with zero rework. ~30% today; we want 85%.
• Budget vs. actual: your estimate against the real cost at closeout. ±5%.
• Speed: an honest ROM same or next day; the full budget on the date you committed.
• Adoption: the standards you build actually get used on real jobs.

Let's talk money, straight, in pesos

• Base: ₱80,000/month. Locked. Yours. A real salary, not a draw, not commission in disguise.
• Target: ₱150,000+/month: base plus what you earn when your numbers prove out (~ ₱1.8 M a year).
• That’s ₱70,000+ on top of base every month, almost your base again. Small amounts released weekly and monthly; the real money settles quarterly when results are in.
• The “+” is real: beat the targets and the ceiling keeps moving. I’d rather hire three excellent estimators than a roomful of maybes.

Reliability isn’t the bonus; it’s the price of entry. Showing up and keeping your word gets you in the door; the money is what you build on top.

Who should not apply?

• No guessers, and no “close enough.”
• No box‑checkers. If you stop thinking the moment the boxes are ticked, keep moving.
• No “I‑sent‑the‑email” people. The materials must land on a ready site, be received, secured, on time.
• No barreling ahead. If you're unsure and can't get an answer, raise your hand.
• No hoarders. The best trick you know becomes the team's standard; sharing it is the job.
• No repeat offenders. Make a mistake and I'm with you. Make the same mistake twice and we have a problem.
• Not for the indifferent. We build landmark homes for powerful people; if that doesn't excite you, we're not the right fit.
• “Perform‑or‑get‑out” makes you flinch? This isn't your seat.

A word from me

My name is TJ, and I own this company. I started it from scratch, basically zero money, and we've grown it into a real homebuilder in Washington, DC, doing 50+ deals a year, with plans to reach 150 a year by 2030. I'm rebuilding the estimating team right now (three hires) because I need people who own the outcome, not just their task. Get in early, prove it, and you'll have first shot at leading it as we scale.

What are the hours?

Remote, full‑time (40+ weeks), from 7AM-4PM EST so you're in sync with our DC team. We measure output, not seat time.

Your next step

I'm hiring three, so don’t assume the seat’s gone, but I move fast on the right people. If you reach the interview, come ready to think on your feet. If you want to be paid like the best and own the result, we’ve got a seat for you.

Before you hit send, re‑read this ad twice and make sure it fits your philosophy and your pocketbook. Serious inquiries only.