Senior Civil Estimator – Lead Bids, Mentorship & Strategy

Metric Geo; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with matching

Company vehicle or vehicle stipend

Job summary

Metric Geo is seeking a seasoned heavy civil estimator to lead all aspects of the estimating process in the Dallas area. You will guide conceptual budgets, cost development, and bid submissions across underground utilities, concrete, earthwork, drainage, and paving.

You will mentor a team of estimators, review plans, and craft competitive bid strategies while communicating assumptions and risks to clients and senior leadership. A strong understanding of means and methods is essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ to 20+ years of experience in heavy civil construction estimating.
• Experience estimating underground utilities, structural concrete, earthwork, drainage, paving, and other heavy civil scopes.
• Proven track record estimating complex civil infrastructure projects in the DFW/Texas market.
• Strong understanding of construction means and methods, production rates, labor, equipment, materials, and subcontractor pricing.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills with the ability to present estimates, pricing strategies, and project assumptions.
• Experience mentoring or leading estimating teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the estimating process for heavy civil construction projects from conceptual budgets through final bid submissions.
• Prepare and oversee detailed estimates for underground utilities, structural concrete, earthwork, drainage, paving, and other heavy civil scopes.
• Lead quantity takeoffs, production analysis, subcontractor and supplier pricing, and cost development.
• Develop competitive bid strategies while evaluating project risks, constructability, schedules, and market conditions.
• Review plans, specifications, and contract documents to identify scope requirements, opportunities, and potential risks.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients, owners, engineers, subcontractors, vendors, and suppliers.
• Serve as a key contact with clients throughout estimating and preconstruction, communicating costs, assumptions, exclusions, and strategy.
• Lead bid reviews and presentations with senior leadership and project teams.
• Support business development with conceptual budgets, preliminary estimates, and pricing strategies.
• Mentor estimators and help establish consistent estimating processes, standards, and best practices.
• Coordinate with operations and project management to align estimates with means, methods, and field requirements.
• Stay informed on market conditions, subcontractor availability, material pricing, and labor trends to stay competitive.

Skills

Estimating

Leadership

Client communication

Team mentoring

Bid strategy

Cost development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

HCSS HeavyBid

Job description

Metric Geo is seeking a seasoned heavy civil estimator to lead all aspects of the estimating process in the Dallas area. You will guide conceptual budgets, cost development, and bid submissions across underground utilities, concrete, earthwork, drainage, and paving.

You will mentor a team of estimators, review plans, and craft competitive bid strategies while communicating assumptions and risks to clients and senior leadership. A strong understanding of means and methods is essential.