Estimator – Heavy Highway – Philadelphia

Belmont Search; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Job summary

BELMONT Search is seeking an experienced Estimator for heavy highway and civil projects in the Philadelphia region. You will set bid numbers for PennDOT and NJDOT lettings from advertisement through bid day, and carry them into buyout.

You will produce quantity takeoffs and production-based pricing, with ownership reviewing the numbers on bid day. Your takeoff, production rates, and final bid are your responsibility; ownership reviews them with you on bid day, with a clear path to senior

Qualifications

• 3+ years estimating heavy highway or heavy civil construction.
• Production-based pricing rather than unit price lookup.
• Familiarity with state DOT bidding systems and prequalification.
• Work won at a bid number that held.

Responsibilities

• PennDOT, NJDOT and authority lettings from advertisement through bid day.
• Quantity takeoff and production-based pricing using crew and equipment rates.
• Solicit and level subcontractor and supplier quotes.
• Read plans, specifications and specials for risk.
• Bid day review with ownership.
• Buyout and first months of production.

Skills

Estimating

Bid coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

State DOT bidding systems

Job description

BELMONT Search is a Construction and Infrastructure executive search firm. We are engaged on estimating searches with heavy highway contractors in the Philadelphia region and South Jersey.

THE OPPORTUNITY

PennDOT and NJDOT lettings, priced from advertisement through bid day. The Estimator sets the number the contractor bids and stays with it into buyout, reporting to a chief estimator or to ownership.

THE ROLE

The takeoff, the production rates and the final number are yours, and ownership reviews them with you on bid day.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• PennDOT, NJDOT and authority lettings from advertisement through bid day
• Quantity takeoff, and production-based pricing off crew and equipment rates
• Subcontractor and supplier quotes, solicited and leveled
• Plans, specifications and special provisions, read for risk
• Bid day, including the final review with ownership
• Buyout, and the first months of production

QUALIFICATIONS

• Three or more years estimating heavy highway or heavy civil construction
• Production-based pricing rather than unit price lookup
• State DOT bidding systems and prequalification
• Work won at a number that held

COMPENSATION

Base of $110,000 to $150,000, plus bonus. There is a route to senior estimating leadership on this one.

PROCESS

Every conversation is confidential, including from your current employer, and nothing is submitted anywhere without your approval.

A question is as welcome as an application. BELMONT Search can tell you about the contractor, the work and the money before you decide whether to put your name forward.