Northwest Estimating Director - Lead Mega Bids

Flatiron Construction Corp; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 260,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Medical/dental/vision

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Flatiron Construction Corp seeks a Northwest Director of Estimating to lead a high-performing team pursuing complex infrastructure projects. You will shape bid strategy, drive subcontractor engagement, and ensure competitive cost plans across the division.

The role requires 15+ years in estimating/cost control, mega project experience, and strong negotiation and leadership capabilities to win high-profile bids while ensuring safety and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 15+ years estimating & cost control related experience required.
• Mega project estimating experience required.
• Experience across roads, bridges, tunnels, aviation, water/wastewater, or marine preferred.
• Experience with DB, PDB, CMAR, CMGC contract models preferred.
• Expert knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Software.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimating teams to prepare bids and determine cost effectiveness of projects.
• Direct bid strategy, risk review, and subcontractor engagement.
• Oversee vendor/subcontractor selection and cost planning for bids.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and minority participation requirements are met.
• Review total estimates for accuracy before submission.
• Lead pre-bid meetings and bid strategy discussions.
• Participate in post-bid debriefs with cross-functional teams.
• Manage JV meetings and knowledge transfer between pursuit and project teams.
• Oversee development and submission of BRC documentation.

Skills

Negotiation skills

Influencing skills

Leadership

Bid strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

HCSS Heavy Bid

Job description

Overview

Are you an influential leader with strong negotiation skills? As the Northwest Director of Estimating, you will lead and develop a high-performing estimating team responsible for pursuing and securing some of the region's most complex and high-profile infrastructure projects, driving bid strategy, subcontractor engagement, and commercial competitiveness. This is a unique opportunity to lead estimating efforts for FlatironDragados' largest division, supporting significant growth while delivering some of the Northwest's most complex and transformative infrastructure projects.

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What you will be doing

• Works with operational and business development leaders to determine which pursuits to engage in across our Northwest Division
• Provides technical and industry knowledge towards risk, contract management, owner relationships and vendor or subcontractor partnerships.
• Organizes and supervises estimating teams to prepare bids, select vendors or subcontractors and determine cost effectiveness of project to bid.
• Delegates review of project and appropriate regulations required to construct the project to meet disadvantages business requirements and minority participation agreements.
• Reviews total estimate of all projects to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to formal submission.
• Participates in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy, bid reviews and representation meetings as required.
• Upon project completion, participates in debriefing with estimating, engineering and production teams to discuss positive and negative aspects of the project related to overall financial performance.
• Leads Joint Venture (JV) meetings and hand-off meetings between pursuit phase and active project management team to ensure accurate and complete knowledge transfer between the phases.
• Manages the development and submission of BRC documentation.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• 15+ years estimating & cost control related experience required.
• Construction, design, finance and management experience required.
• Estimating experience on mega jobs required.
• Ideally you will have a diverse mix of project experience across roads, bridges, tunnels, aviation, water/water treatment and/or marine.
• Experience across alternative and collaborative delivery contract models, including DB, PBD, CMAR and CMGC is strong preferred.
• Expert knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Software
• Understands best value approach to winning new work.
• Expert knowledge of various construction engineering and project delivery methods.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills required.

Why work for us

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.

Salary MinUSD $260,000.00/Yr.Salary MaxUSD $320,000.00/Yr.