ESTIMATOR

United Infrastructure Group; Great Falls (SC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Group is seeking a Senior Estimator with at least seven years of heavy-civil construction experience to lead transportation infrastructure estimates across North Carolina.

The role involves managing pursuits from initial review through bid submission and handoff, with emphasis on heavy-highway and bridge projects, crew-based cost development, risk evaluation and DOT requirements.

Qualifications

• Seven years of progressively responsible heavy-civil construction experience.
• Experience estimating heavy-highway, bridge or transportation projects.
• Experience with Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid or equivalent.
• Strong knowledge of heavy-civil means and methods, equipment, labor productivity and sequencing.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and electronic quantity-takeoff software.

Responsibilities

• Lead complete estimates from pursuit review through final bid submission.
• Review plans, specifications, addenda, contracts and other bid documents to identify scope gaps and risk.
• Manage quantity takeoffs; develop crew-based labor, equipment, material and production costs.
• Establish bid items and estimate breakdown structures using Bid2Win.
• Develop project execution plans, schedules, phasing and major means-and-methods assumptions.
• Coordinate with operations to confirm crews, production rates, equipment and sequencing.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil engineering

Tools

Bid2Win

HCSS HeavyBid

Excel

Quantity takeoff software

Job description

Heavy Civil Transportation

Brief Description

SENIOR ESTIMATOR

Heavy Civil Transportation

Company: United Infrastructure Group, Inc.

Location: Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: Minimum 7 years

Position Summary

United Infrastructure Group is seeking a Senior Estimator with at least seven years of heavy-civil construction experience to lead transportation infrastructure estimates throughout North Carolina.

The Senior Estimator will manage assigned pursuits from initial review through bid submission and post-award handoff. The position requires experience with heavy-highway and bridge construction, crew-based cost development, construction means and methods, scheduling, subcontractor/vendor quote coordination, risk evaluation and DOT requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complete estimates from pursuit review through final bid submission.
• Review plans, specifications, addenda, contracts and other bid documents to identify scope gaps, discrepancies and contractual risks.
• Manage and review quantity takeoffs and develop crew-based labor, equipment, material and production costs.
• Establish bid items, work activities and estimate breakdown structures using Bid2Win.
• Develop project execution plans, preliminary schedules, phasing, staging, access and major means-and-methods assumptions.
• Evaluate constructability, geotechnical conditions, utility conflicts, environmental restrictions, maintenance of traffic and other factors affecting cost or production.
• Develop value-engineering alternatives and incorporate appropriate risk mitigation, allowances and contingencies.
• Analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope, qualifications, exclusions and commercial risk.
• Use historical cost, productivity and equipment data to validate estimating assumptions.
• Coordinate with operations to confirm crews, production rates, equipment, logistics and sequencing.
• Participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, plan reviews, bid-strategy meetings and management reviews.
• Prepare bid forms, pricing schedules, clarifications, qualifications and other proposal documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of client specifications, bid procedures and market conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum seven years of progressively responsible heavy-civil construction experience, including demonstrated responsibility for complete project estimates.
• Experience estimating heavy-highway, bridge or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid or an equivalent crew-based construction estimating system.
• Strong knowledge of heavy-civil means and methods, equipment, labor productivity and sequencing.
• Experience developing self-perform estimates and evaluating subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, geotechnical information, contracts and DOT special provisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and electronic quantity-takeoff software.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple pursuits and meet fixed bid deadlines.
• Ability to travel within the Carolinas as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience estimating NCDOT or SCDOT projects.
• Field or project-management experience on heavy-civil transportation projects.
• Experience with design-build, CMGC or progressive design-build delivery.
• Experience with AGTEK, Bluebeam, Primavera P6 or similar takeoff, modeling and scheduling software.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline, or equivalent heavy-civil construction experience.
• Experience mentoring junior estimators and project engineers.