Estimator — Bid Strategy & Turnover

SubTerra Utilities; Magnolia (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SubTerra Utilities in Magnolia, TX seeks an Estimator who turns scope into a firm number and hands a clean, executable project to operations after award. You’ll own the full bid lifecycle from intake through award and stay engaged through the first 30 days of each project.

This role is the first line of defense against under-bid jobs, balancing scope, risk, margin potential, and client requirements as you coordinate bid kickoff, supplier quotes, value schedules, and post-award handoffs.

Responsibilities

• Review RFQs, RFPs, ITBs, and customer requests; recommend bid / no-bid based on fit, capacity, risk, and margin potential.
• Lead the bid kickoff: confirm scope, schedule, deliverables, contract type (lump sum, unit price, T&M), and exclusions.
• Maintain the bid log and track all active opportunities through the pipeline.
• Build labor crews, equipment fleets, materials, and subcontractor packages by activity.
• Solicit and level subcontractor and supplier quotes (traffic control, hydrovac, restoration, hauling, surveying, environmental).
• Lead the internal bid review: walk the assumptions, exclusions, schedule, and margin with Leadership.
• Submit the bid through the customer's required channel and confirm receipt.
• Follow up on submitted bids per the company follow-up policy.
• When a job is won: share the news with the team and ensure new jobs, POs, and any addenda land in the right hands and the right folders.
• Price change orders and route them to the Project Manager for negotiation and signature.
• Coordinate and lead the project turnover meeting with the Superintendent and Project Manager for every awarded job.

Job description

SubTerra Utilities in Magnolia, TX seeks an Estimator who turns scope into a firm number and hands a clean, executable project to operations after award. You’ll own the full bid lifecycle from intake through award and stay engaged through the first 30 days of each project.

This role is the first line of defense against under-bid jobs, balancing scope, risk, margin potential, and client requirements as you coordinate bid kickoff, supplier quotes, value schedules, and post-award handoffs.