Lead Estimator

The Lane Construction Corporation; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Lane Construction Corporation is seeking a role focused on planning and coordinating the External Costs validation process to ensure technically and economically robust tender outputs delivered on time.

This position requires close coordination with Tender Technical Team and Global Supply Chain, updating delivery strategies, and overseeing work package preparation to reflect market conditions and project needs.

Qualifications

• Requires civil engineering degree and 6–8 years construction field experience.
• Experience with heavy civil/highway projects preferred.
• Knowledge of supply chain principles.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate cross-functional teams (internal and external) to deliver technically and economically robust outputs aligned with tender needs.
• Act as the focal point between Tender Technical Team and Global Supply Chain for bidding support and project startup.
• Maintain Delivery Strategy updates and ensure RFQ requests reflect the strategy and market conditions.
• Prioritize work packages to maximize cost coverage and competitiveness of offers.
• Review tender documentation to prepare Work Packages and determine optimal market engagement timing.
• Collaborate with Technical Coordination, Design Services, P&E, Planning, Operations, and consultants to prepare Work Packages.
• Lead technical alignment of offers and provide feedback on clarifications with input from the technical team.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Stakeholder management

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

This role plans and coordinates the External Costs validation process to ensure technically and economically robust outputs in time with tender needs.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensures the cross-coordination among the various functions involved in the process (internal and external) with the goal of achieving technically and economically robust outputs in time with tender needs.
• During the overall process, represents the focal point for both Tender Technical Team (Proposal Manager/Bid Director, Technical Coordinator, Chief Estimator/Estimators, Plant&Equipment) and Global Supply Chain team (Bidding Support & Project Startup).
• Keep the Delivery Strategy updated with the bid study evolution as well as ensure that requests for quotations are always updated and mirror the Delivery Strategy itself.
• Prioritizes work packages based on project delivery needs and available company data to maximize cost coverage through accurate and competitive market offers.
• Preparation of the Work Packages identified, after careful review of Tender documentation and Tender study (methods, planning, technical specifications, master plan). Evaluates the right moment to go to the market, based on tender needs and timing (i.e. design and methods progress) as well as market constraints.
• Engages and collaborates with specialists in order to prepare the Work Packages (Technical Coordination/ Design Services/ Product Engineering/ P&E/ Planning/ Operations/ Consultants).
• Leads the technical alignment of the offers received and promptly gives feedback to requests for clarification by involving the technical team where needed. Facilitates technical meetings with Subcontractors as necessary during the bid study.
• Ensures the compliance of economical comparisons of offers and suppliers selection done by the Bidding Support and Project Startup in order to ensure as well competitiveness of costs. Facilitates understanding of inclusions/exclusions that will be incorporated by the estimating team into the costs.
• Manages handover of recommendations from Bidding Support & Project Startup to Estimating, ensuring that data are accurately captured in the Estimate (Resource List). The resource is responsible to deliver the Resource List to Bidding Support & Project Startup for final approval.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction or similar
• 6/8 years of working experience in the construction field, industrial or similar; heavy civil/highway strongly preferred
• Experience on construction site preferred
• Familiar with principles and best practices of supply chain management
• Extensive software skills (Microsoft Word, Outlook, Powerpoint & Excel)
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication skills, organizational abilities and coordination attitude
• Proactive and multitasking
• Goal oriented and adaptive
• Curiosity and interest to broaden technical knowledge