Lead Preconstruction Estimator – Luxury High-Rise Condos

velop; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Performance bonus

Full benefits package

Team on luxury projects

Job summary

velop, an established luxury condominium developer in Miami, is seeking an Estimator (Preconstruction) to shape cost and feasibility from the earliest design stages. You will partner with development, design, and construction leadership to keep projects commercially sound from concept through buyout.

You'll produce detailed cost estimates across design phases, maintain budgets, perform takeoffs, review bids, and support value engineering, building a cost database to benchmark future projects.

Qualifications

• Several years of estimating or preconstruction experience.
• High-rise residential or mixed-use project experience preferred.
• Comfort reading architectural and structural documents.

Responsibilities

• Produce detailed cost estimates across all design phases, from conceptual to construction documents.
• Develop, maintain, and reconcile project budgets, tracking changes, escalation, and market movement.
• Complete quantity takeoffs from drawings and models.
• Solicit, review, and level subcontractor and general contractor bids.
• Support value engineering and design-to-budget exercises with the design team.
• Build and maintain a historical cost database to benchmark future projects.
• Partner with development and construction teams to flag risk and protect margins early.

Skills

Estimating experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related field

Tools

Bluebeam

On-Screen Takeoff

Procore

Sage

Job description

velop, an established luxury condominium developer in Miami, is seeking an Estimator (Preconstruction) to shape cost and feasibility from the earliest design stages. You will partner with development, design, and construction leadership to keep projects commercially sound from concept through buyout.

You'll produce detailed cost estimates across design phases, maintain budgets, perform takeoffs, review bids, and support value engineering, building a cost database to benchmark future projects.