Senior Civil Estimator — Heavy Highway & Earthwork Expert

William Charles Construction; Aurora (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible spending account

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Job summary

William Charles Construction is seeking a Senior Estimator (Civil/Structures) with extensive heavy civil estimating experience. This role focuses on earthwork, underground, and PCC paving, supporting bids across multiple Illinois and Indiana offices.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management and at least 5 years in heavy civil estimating, with an emphasis on accuracy, risk assessment, and value engineering.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in heavy civil estimating.
• Extensive earthwork and underground experience required; PCC paving/concrete knowledge a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze and interpret contract documents for complete understanding of the work and owner deliverables to provide accurate, detailed cost estimates.
• Review opportunity pursuits and develop preliminary budget estimate and itemized summary for go/no-go evaluation.
• Identify critical issues and develop risk exposure summary with associated cost impacts.
• Provide creative and innovative thinking to analyze and develop strategy and value engineering solutions.
• Effective communication with clients, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers.
• Perform quantity takeoff comparisons to provide evaluation for accuracy and acceptance.
• Work with scheduling staff to develop accurate bid schedules.
• Present complete and accurate estimates to ensure confidence in decision making.
• Company representation at pre-bids and site visits.

Skills

Earthwork estimating

Underground utilities

Cost estimation

Bid preparation

Bid2Win software

AutoCAD

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Bid2Win

Primavera P6

Bluebeam

AutoCAD

Microsoft Office

Job description

William Charles Construction is seeking a Senior Estimator (Civil/Structures) with extensive heavy civil estimating experience. This role focuses on earthwork, underground, and PCC paving, supporting bids across multiple Illinois and Indiana offices.

The position requires a Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering or Construction Management and at least 5 years in heavy civil estimating, with an emphasis on accuracy, risk assessment, and value engineering.