Lead Marine Bid Estimator — Waterfront Projects

Personnel Consulting Group; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Personnel Consulting Group seeks a Senior Marine Estimator to lead cost modeling and bidding for complex port, dock, and marine projects. The role leverages a large self-perform marine fleet, deep foundation rigs, and fabrication facilities to develop complete bottom-up estimates.

Responsibilities include coordinating with field operations, engineering, and fabrication teams to size crews, select marine plant, and set production rates, while rigorously evaluating risks, logistics, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years estimating marine structures, deep foundations, driven piling over water, and heavy civil waterfront projects.
• Proven capability building complete estimates from scratch (labor, equipment, materials, subcontracts, and indirects).
• Ability to translate complex engineering drawings, geotechnical reports, and specifications into realistic operational estimates.

Responsibilities

• Full-Scope Marine Bidding: Develop complete, bottom-up estimates for complex marine infrastructure, pile driving over water, docks, bulkheads, cellular cofferdams, and waterfront civil scope.
• Operational & Access Modeling: Partner with field operations, engineering, and fabrication teams to set accurate crew sizing, marine plant selection, and water-borne production rates.
• Risk & Strategy Reviews: Evaluate constructability, site logistics, and environmental constraints, presenting pricing strategy directly to executive leadership prior to bid submission.
• Vendor Procurement: Pressure-test and negotiate pricing from specialty subcontractors, material suppliers, and equipment providers.
• Cost Calibration: Track post-project job costs against estimate assumptions to continuously sharpen future bidding production rates.

Skills

Marine Estimating Expertise

Bottom-Up Cost Modeling

Technical Literacy

Job description

Personnel Consulting Group seeks a Senior Marine Estimator to lead cost modeling and bidding for complex port, dock, and marine projects. The role leverages a large self-perform marine fleet, deep foundation rigs, and fabrication facilities to develop complete bottom-up estimates.

Responsibilities include coordinating with field operations, engineering, and fabrication teams to size crews, select marine plant, and set production rates, while rigorously evaluating risks, logistics, and