Lead Pre-Construction Estimator & Strategy Lead

6 Degrees Search; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement Plan

PTO

Job summary

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Pre-Construction Full Charge Estimator – Assistant Manager in Syracuse, NY. This role oversees all CSI preconstruction activities across divisions, leads staff development, and drives new client relationships while coordinating vendor partnerships.

The position requires a strong background in commercial construction estimation, CSI proficiency, and the ability to travel to sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years experience in a similar estimating position for a Commercial Building General Contractor.
• Preferred 4-year degree in Engineering/Architecture or Building Construction.
• Extensive knowledge of CSI format.
• Extensive knowledge of all building construction trades and disciplines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to project locations and meet with clients/owners/prospective bidders as necessary.
• Strong personnel management, leadership and planning skills.
• Deadline and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Preconstruction Management for all CSI divisions and all types of building construction projects including Renovations and ground out construction.
• Oversight and development of preconstruction staff hiring, training, work product, scheduling and performance.
• Strategies for new business development, Marketing and procurement of new client relationships.
• Establish and maintain new client and existing client relationships.
• Manage and assist with procurement of all documents, information and articles for proposals and presentations.
• Lead preparation of proposals and presentations to existing and anticipated clients. This would include negotiated, hard bid public and private proposals.
• Prepare and lead preconstruction strategy with approach to each proposal and presentation.
• Manage and assist with maintaining and procurement of existing and new subcontractor/vendor relationships.
• Provide clear scope of work to bidders.
• Pre-qualify all bidders not yet used on projects by company.
• Competitive bidding, budgeting, forecasting client contract negotiation and awards.
• Analyze potential project risk factors and pitfalls on a case-by-case basis.
• Lead in assembly of quantity take offs, subcontractor/vendor quotations. Breakdown and coordinate scopes of work and cost analysis for all CSI Divisions for each proposal.
• Establish and utilize working knowledge of company estimating and quantity takeoff software (stack estimating, various services for procurement of bids, company database).
• Utilize company present day estimating format, practices and procedures.
• Assist in the establishment of new and efficient company estimating practices and processes succeeding mastery of existing procedures.
• Maintain estimating records for each proposal type and category.
• Lead and manage preconstruction hand off to Construction Department.
• Establish and maintain cost database for all CSI divisions.

Skills

Estimating

Leadership

Communication

Organization

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Architecture or Building Construction

Tools

CSI format

Stack estimating software

Job description

6 Degrees Search is seeking a Pre-Construction Full Charge Estimator – Assistant Manager in Syracuse, NY. This role oversees all CSI preconstruction activities across divisions, leads staff development, and drives new client relationships while coordinating vendor partnerships.

The position requires a strong background in commercial construction estimation, CSI proficiency, and the ability to travel to sites as needed.