Public Works Estimator: JOC & Scoping Excellence

GCON Management Company LLC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical/dental premium coverage

401(k) contribution

Profit sharing bonus

Gift cards program

Tuition reimbursement

Continuing education sponsorship

Volunteer time off

Boot voucher

Mental health services access

Job summary

GCON Management Company LLC in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced Estimator to join our Public Works team. You will develop project scopes, pricing strategies, and proposals for Job Order Contracting (JOC), public works, and smaller construction projects, even when drawings are limited.

The ideal candidate builds strong client and trade partner relationships, organizes pricing data, coordinates bid efforts, and transitions awarded work to the project team.

Qualifications

• Experience in estimating, construction management, public works, JOC, or related procurement methods.
• Ability to interpret project needs from verbal direction, field conditions, limited drawings, and client requirements.
• Strong understanding of construction scopes, trade partner coordination, and proposal development.
• Ability to review and level subcontractor quotes for completeness and accuracy.
• Strong communication with clients, project managers, and trade partners.
• Organized, detail-oriented, able to manage multiple opportunities at various stages of preconstruction.
• Proficiency with bid templates, databases, and construction-related documentation tools.

Responsibilities

• Attend client site walks for projects that may not have drawings or formal construction documents.
• Receive and interpret verbal project and program requirements from clients.
• Document existing conditions through photographs, field measurements, and notes.
• Conceptualize construction needs based on client requirements and develop scoping documents, sketches, or narratives for trade partner pricing.
• Distribute scope documents to trade partners and coordinate pricing efforts.
• Answer questions from trade partners and facilitate the pricing process.
• Collect, review, level, and vet trade partner quotes for scope completeness, accuracy, and comparison.
• Enter pricing into bid templates based on the client’s selected procurement method.
• Schedule and lead internal review meetings prior to proposal finalization.
• Finalize proposals and submit them directly to clients or route them through the appropriate project managers.
• Interface with clients before, during, and after proposal development to clarify scope, pricing, and project requirements.
• Lead internal handoff meetings to bring project teams up to speed on project scope, pricing assumptions, and selected vendors.
• Maintain the opportunity database by adding new projects and keeping pending opportunities current.
• Review, understand, and track the requirements of various JOC contracts and prepare proposals in accordance with each contract’s specific requirements.
• Maintain existing trade partner relationships and cultivate new ones.
• Assist with historical pricing information and supporting data needed for proposal submissions.

Skills

Estimating

Construction management

Public works

JOC

Proposal development

Trade partner coordination

Client communication

Bid templates

Tools

Bid templates

Databases

Documentation tools

Job description

GCON Management Company LLC in Phoenix, AZ seeks an experienced Estimator to join our Public Works team. You will develop project scopes, pricing strategies, and proposals for Job Order Contracting (JOC), public works, and smaller construction projects, even when drawings are limited.

The ideal candidate builds strong client and trade partner relationships, organizes pricing data, coordinates bid efforts, and transitions awarded work to the project team.