Estimating Manager

Layton Construction; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Layton Construction in New York, NY, is seeking a senior estimator/lead in healthcare construction to guide estimating and planning teams. You will monitor budgets, drive cost history analysis, and coordinate with marketing and clients to secure profitable healthcare projects.

The role requires extensive healthcare construction experience, strong leadership, and proficient CMiC/estimating software skills. Join a team focused on integrity, safety, and quality in project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in construction management or equivalent
• 10+ years of healthcare construction experience
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret business materials and regulations
• Ability to write reports and procedures
• Ability to present information to groups
• Ability to define problems, collect data and draw conclusions
• Strong PC skills (email, databases, word processing, spreadsheets)
• Ability to prioritize, organize and delegate
• CMiC experience preferred
• Estimating software knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Ensure project integrity through honesty, unity, safety and quality
• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel
• Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes
• Communicate cost history for pricing evaluation
• Oversee productivity and cost control on healthcare projects
• Attend project reviews and facilitate budget solutions
• Plan and implement training for healthcare estimators
• Identify and procure profitable healthcare projects and manage client relations
• Oversee sales activities and procurement strategies
• Lead procurement and estimation task planning for healthcare projects
• Supervise estimating personnel and coordinate with executives and clients
• Other related duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Budgeting

Communication

Problem solving

Education

BS in Construction Management or related field

Tools

CMiC software

Estimating software

Job description

medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible benefit account, paid time off, paid holidays, 401(k), retirement plan

United States, New York, New York

Aug 28, 2026

Duties

• Ensures that "Constructing with Integrity" is delivered by working with honesty, unity, safety, and quality of work.


• Provide leadership for estimating and planning support personnel.


• Monitor project budgeting and buy-out processes to ensure reliable information is available for estimates.


• Facilitate communication of cost history to ensure on-going evaluation of pricing information for better cost modeling and estimating.


• Monitor planning support processes to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.


• Interface with marketing to ensure consideration of all relevant information, issues, and brand name recognition.


• Assist in the evaluation, planning and execution of new scope of services and profit centers.


• Monitor productivity and cost control on healthcare projects.


• Attend project review meetings and facilitate solutions to budget problems as required.


• Plan and implement training for healthcare estimators.


• Identify and procure profitable projects by overseeing all business development activities, including customer relationships, networking, performing public relations activities, maintaining client database and executing the client matrices.


• Oversee all sales activities, including identifying and pre-qualifying leads, working on procurement strategies, developing proposals, responding to RFQ's, SOQ's and RFP's.


• Establish goals, procedures, systems and tools used to accomplish estimating tasks.


• Commit the company in the project procurement process with respect to healthcare projects.


• This position supervises Estimating activities and personnel and therefore takes on the successes and failures of the team.


• Employee will work with the Business Unit Executives, Estimating and Planning Support Personnel, and clients.


• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• BS in Construction Management or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.


• Minimum of 10 years of experience in healthcare construction required


• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and government regulations.


• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals.


• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and/or the general public.


• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.


• Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.


• Prioritize, organize and delegate assignments.


• Experience with CMiC preferred.


• Knowledge of estimating software preferred.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• Vision Insurance


• Health Savings Account


• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account


• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account


• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match


• Life & AD&D Insurance


• Long-term Disability Insurance


• Short-term Disability Insurance


• Critical Illness Insurance


• Accident Insurance


• Hospital Indemnity Insurance


• Home & Auto Insurance


• Family Support


• Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation


• Paid time off: 2 Weeks for Non-Exempt and Three Weeks for Exempt


• Time Away Benefits


• 8 Paid Holidays


• Group Legal


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Identity Theft Protection


• Group Legal


• Pet Insurance


• Employee Assistance Program

Disclaimer

The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

EEO Statement

The STO Building Group family of companies-Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen-includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics