Estimator

Novax Recruitment Ltd.; North Carolina; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Novax Recruitment Ltd. is seeking a Structural Steel Estimator in North Carolina to join a fabricator with a substantial backlog and ongoing bidding activity. You will hit the ground running while expanding your estimating skills within a growing team.

Key tasks include takeoffs from drawings, pricing steel packages, coordinating with vendors, and supporting budgets and handovers. Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in steel estimating and experience with Tekla, Lift AI and Procore.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of estimating experience, ideally in structural steel.
• Strong blueprint reading and takeoff skills.
• Experience with Tekla, Lift AI and Procore.
• Organised, proactive and collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Prepare material and labour takeoffs from drawings and models.
• Price structural steel packages accurately and competitively.
• Coordinate vendor pricing, scopes and bid documents.
• Support budgets, change requests and project handovers.
• Work alongside estimating, engineering and project management teams.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Takeoffs

Bid management

Organised

Collaborative approach

Tools

Tekla

Lift AI

Procore

Job description

Structural Steel Estimator | North Carolina

Strong backlog. Complex steel projects. Room to grow.

Looking for your next move in structural steel estimating?

This is an opportunity to join an established fabricator with a substantial secured backlog extending into late 2027, alongside continued bidding activity.

The business is expanding its estimating capacity and looking for someone who can hit the ground running while developing their wider estimating skills.

THE ROLE

• Prepare material and labour takeoffs from drawings and models.
• Price structural steel packages accurately and competitively.
• Coordinate vendor pricing, scopes and bid documents.
• Support budgets, change requests and project handovers.
• Work alongside estimating, engineering and project management teams.

WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR

• 3-5 years of estimating experience, ideally in structural steel.
• Strong blueprint reading and takeoff skills.
• Confidence managing multiple bid deadlines.
• Experience with Tekla, Lift AI and Procore.
• An organised, proactive and collaborative approach.

SALARY: $80,000-$110,000

WHY CONSIDER IT?

• Substantial secured project backlog
• Complex structural steel packages
• Opportunity to develop beyond takeoffsAn established team with continued bid activity
• Scope to grow your estimating responsibilities