Estimator (Commercial Construction)

Australia-Employment; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking an experienced Estimator for commercial construction in Denver, CO. This on-site, permanent role focuses on preparing estimates across diverse project types, collaborating with subcontractors, vendors, PMs, and executives to deliver accurate bids.

The ideal candidate reads drawings and specs, prices labor and materials, and contributes to winning quality work while supporting project handoff and delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience estimating commercial construction projects.
• Ability to read drawings and specifications.
• Familiarity with bid documents and cost analysis.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates for commercial projects.
• Review drawings, specifications, addenda, bid documents, scopes of work, and project requirements.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop pricing for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and general conditions.
• Solicit bids from subcontractors and vendors and ensure strong bid coverage.
• Review, compare, and level subcontractor and vendor proposals.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions, risks, constructability concerns, and value engineering opportunities.
• Prepare bid summaries, proposal documents, qualifications, clarifications, and supporting estimate documentation.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site walks, scope reviews, and internal estimate reviews.
• Represent the company directly with clients, architects, and design partners throughout the pursuit and preconstruction process.
• Work with Project Managers, Superintendents, and executive leadership to review project approach, logistics, schedule, phasing, and pricing strategy.
• Support project handoff from estimating/preconstruction to operations.
• Assist with pricing for change orders, budgets, conceptual estimates, and negotiated work as needed.
• Maintain organized estimating files, bid records, subcontractor communication, and historical cost information.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, vendors, clients, architects, and project partners.

Skills

Estimating

Quantity takeoffs

Bid leveling

Cost analysis

Client-facing

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

BuildingConnected

OST

Quick Bid

Job description

Estimator (Commercial Construction)

$90000 - $130000 per year | Denver, CO | On-site | Permanent

FANTASTIC Culture + High Measured Growth + Low Ego + High EQ environment

A bit about us:

We are a privately held commercial general contractor with decades of history in the Colorado market and a portfolio built across the Denver metro and Front Range. Our work spans ground-up commercial construction, banks and financial institutions, restaurants and hospitality, historical and adaptive reuse projects, corporate interiors and tenant improvements, office, and retail. Tenant finish projects can run into the $10M to $20M range, and out-of-the-ground work covers small to mid-size. Much of what we build comes from repeat clients and long-standing relationships with owners, architects, and designers. We are a leadership-accessible shop: our executives are in the office daily, on jobs, and in the problems alongside our teams.

Why join us?

• You report to the executives, not through three layers. Our leadership is in the building every day, working jobs and solving problems with the team, not behind a closed door.
• Bonus is tied to what you profitably land. At year-end, we open the books, look at what you landed and what it earned, and you share in it. Your estimating shows up in your compensation.
• We invest in estimators instead of replacing them. Misses happen in this seat. When they do we slow down, teach, and train. We also fund professional certifications for estimators who want to go deep on how to bid specific project types.
• Genuine project variety. Banks, restaurants, historical work, tenant finish, and ground-up in the same year.
• A brand that opens doors. Decades in this market and a portfolio people in Denver recognize. Our reputation precedes us on pursuits, and it will precede you.
• Real work-life sanity. Standard business hours out of the Denver office.
• A company that shows up for its people. When employees hit illness, family crises, or hard seasons, leadership is present. That is the culture here, not a line in a handbook.

Job Details

We are seeking an experienced Estimator to support estimating and preconstruction for commercial construction projects throughout the Denver metro area and Front Range. This position reports directly to our executive team.

This role will focus on a variety of project types, including restaurants, banks/financial institutions, tenant improvements, historical projects, ground-up construction, office, retail, and other commercial projects. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, organized, collaborative, and able to develop accurate estimates while working closely with subcontractors, vendors, Project Managers, Superintendents, and clients.

We are looking for someone who understands commercial construction, can read drawings and specifications, knows how to build complete scopes, and can help us pursue and win quality work while setting projects up for successful execution.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Prepare detailed estimates for commercial construction projects, including restaurants, banks, tenant improvements, historical projects, ground-up projects, office, retail, and specialty commercial spaces.
• Review drawings, specifications, addenda, bid documents, scopes of work, and project requirements.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop pricing for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and general conditions.
• Solicit bids from subcontractors and vendors and ensure strong bid coverage.
• Review, compare, and level subcontractor and vendor proposals.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions, risks, constructability concerns, and value engineering opportunities.
• Prepare bid summaries, proposal documents, qualifications, clarifications, and supporting estimate documentation.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site walks, scope reviews, and internal estimate reviews.
• Represent the company directly with clients, architects, and design partners throughout the pursuit and preconstruction process.
• Work with Project Managers, Superintendents, and executive leadership to review project approach, logistics, schedule, phasing, and pricing strategy.
• Support project handoff from estimating/preconstruction to operations.
• Assist with pricing for change orders, budgets, conceptual estimates, and negotiated work as needed.
• Maintain organized estimating files, bid records, subcontractor communication, and historical cost information.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, vendors, clients, architects, and project partners.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 4+ years of commercial construction estimating experience with a general contractor.
• Experience estimating restaurant, financial institution, tenant improvement, historical, ground-up, office, retail, or similar commercial projects.
• Experience pricing work in the range our market supports, from smaller out-of-the-ground projects through tenant finish work.
• Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes, schedules, and bid documents.
• Experience with quantity takeoffs, subcontractor solicitation, bid leveling, proposal preparation, and cost analysis.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction means and methods.
• Client-facing presence, emotional intelligence, and diplomacy. This role sits with clients throughout a pursuit and is as much relationship work as it is technical work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with Bluebeam, Procore, BuildingConnected, OST, Quick Bid, or similar estimating/construction software preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple bids, deadlines, and project types.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an estimator who is accurate, practical, and easy to work with. This person should be able to dig into the details, communicate clearly, build strong subcontractor coverage, and understand how estimating decisions impact the project team in the field. Just as important, this person can read a room and hold a client relationship. Estimating here is a sales seat as much as a technical one. The right person will be comfortable working on fast-moving commercial projects and will bring a thoughtful, team-focused approach to helping us pursue and win quality work.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.