Regional Electrical Estimator Leader

CDM Smith; Urbana (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking an experienced estimator leader in the United States to manage and optimize estimating functions across regions. You will oversee budgets, staffing, and work plans, aligning with corporate goals and procurement processes.

The role requires collaboration with project managers and design teams to ensure accurate, competitive bids and cost data. The position emphasizes standardizing estimating practices, maintaining the cost database, and reviewing final packages for accuracy.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of how corporate objectives impact estimating, estimating strategies and techniques, and construction contracts.
• Reads and comprehends drawings and specifications and identify missing elements during design development.
• Ability to perform conceptual estimates in multiple trades and review estimates in many trades.
• Strong ability to estimate many types of projects/contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manages and administers the estimating functions in assigned region, area or group to include operating budgets, staffing assignments, and work assignments.
• Implements established estimating policies in in assigned region, area or group to meet overall corporate objectives.
• Works with project managers to provide administrative and technical assistance in negotiating purchase orders, subcontracts, and change orders during procurement.
• Supervises the preparation of market cost studies, materials and methods, and recommends appropriate changes to database.
• Assists region leadership by reviewing project details and provides recommendations, and collaboratively determines strategies, techniques, and resources needed.
• Provides close coordination and oversight with design discipline leads for cost effectiveness and constructability for proposals.
• Ensures standardized use of approved estimating systems, maintenance and enhances of the cost database estimating system.
• Maintains all historical data for estimating man‑hours for various types of estimates (i.e.
• hard bid, design/build, construction management at risk, opinions of probable construction cost, etc.) and bid results by project.
• Reviews all final estimate and proposal packages to ensure accuracy and completeness for formal quotation and presentation.
• Contacts subcontractors and suppliers for outsource pricing.
• Performs additional duties as required.

Skills

Estimating knowledge

Advanced estimating techniques

Reading drawings and specs

Conceptual estimates

Multi-trade estimation

Communication and problem solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Estimating software

On-Screen digitizing

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking an experienced estimator leader in the United States to manage and optimize estimating functions across regions. You will oversee budgets, staffing, and work plans, aligning with corporate goals and procurement processes.

The role requires collaboration with project managers and design teams to ensure accurate, competitive bids and cost data. The position emphasizes standardizing estimating practices, maintaining the cost database, and reviewing final packages for accuracy.