Estimator - Multi-Sector Commercial (Employee-Owned)

Green Key Resources; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Green Key Resources is seeking an Estimator to join a growing Austin-based general contractor focusing on corporate interiors, industrial, healthcare, and ground-up projects. You’ll participate in budgeting, takeoffs, and bid packaging from early concepts through turnover to operations.

You will work closely with project management and field teams, identifying risks, reviewing drawings, and supporting value engineering to optimize costs across multiple sectors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of estimating or preconstruction experience in commercial GC
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specs
• Experience with quantity takeoffs and detailed estimates
• Understanding of subcontractor scopes and bid leveling

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual, schematic, design development, and final construction estimates
• Develop detailed quantity takeoffs and scopes of work
• Solicit, level, and analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals
• Build complete project budgets and bid packages
• Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, and project risks
• Partner with project management, field operations, and preconstruction teams
• Participate in subcontractor outreach and maintain trade partner relationships
• Assist with value engineering and cost-saving strategies
• Review drawings, specifications, and project documents for completeness
• Support project handoff from estimating/preconstruction into operations
• Participate in owner, architect, and internal preconstruction meetings

Skills

Estimating

Preconstruction

Reading drawings

Project collaboration

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

BuildingConnected

OST

Job description

Green Key Resources is seeking an Estimator to join a growing Austin-based general contractor focusing on corporate interiors, industrial, healthcare, and ground-up projects. You’ll participate in budgeting, takeoffs, and bid packaging from early concepts through turnover to operations.

You will work closely with project management and field teams, identifying risks, reviewing drawings, and supporting value engineering to optimize costs across multiple sectors.