Mechanical Estimator – HVAC / Plumbing

Belmont Search; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

BELMONT Search is recruiting estimators for mechanical, plumbing, and fire protection contractors in the Greater Boston area. You will perform takeoffs, price packages, and manage bids through handoff to ensure the job is built as priced. Labs, hospitals, and institutional projects dominate current work.

Applicants typically have five or more years estimating experience in related trades, and a track record with institutional projects. Base salary ranges from $110,000 to $150,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Five years or more estimating mechanical, plumbing or fire protection work.

Responsibilities

• Plan and spec and design build pricing, $1M packages and up
• Takeoff, vendor and subcontractor quotes, bid day execution
• Scope review and the questions that surface a bad spec early
• Handoff to project management and the field
• Cost history kept so the next bid is sharper than the last

Job description

Mechanical and plumbing contractors across Greater Boston are hiring estimators for commercial and institutional work. You do the takeoff, you build the number, and you stay with it through the handoff so the job gets built the way you priced it. BELMONT Search is a construction executive search firm. We recruit at the operating level for mechanical, plumbing and fire protection contractors across New England. Five years or more estimating mechanical, plumbing or fire protection work. Labs, hospitals and institutional projects are where most of this work sits right now, and that experience moves you up the list. Base is $110,000 to $150,000.

• Plan and spec and design build pricing, $1M packages and up
• Takeoff, vendor and subcontractor quotes, bid day execution
• Scope review and the questions that surface a bad spec early
• Handoff to project management and the field
• Cost history kept so the next bid is sharper than the last