Senior Civil & Utility Estimator - Public Works

SteveRecruiter, LLC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental plans

Vision/Life/AD&D coverage

Aflac

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holidays and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks an Estimator to price civil and utility work. Projects range from small to large-scale for major utilities, state agencies, and private development.

The company self-performs its work, so you’ll build estimates from its crews. You’ll perform take-offs for earthwork, utilities, paving, and concrete; build costs from labor, equipment, materials; prepare bids for public and private owners following prevailing wage and procurement rules;

Qualifications

• 5+ years of estimating experience in civil, heavy civil or underground utility construction.
• Civil engineering or construction management background is a plus, degree not required.
• Experience estimating large-scale underground utility and horizontal civil projects.
• Track record of government/public works bidding (prevailing wage, DIR) and private development bids.
• Proficiency with HeavyBid, B2W, Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift and advanced Excel.

Responsibilities

• Perform take-offs for earthwork, underground utilities, trenching, shoring, paving and concrete.
• Build cost estimates from labor, equipment and productivity rates, materials and subcontractor quotes.
• Prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners, following procurement rules.
• Solicit, evaluate and negotiate supplier and subcontractor pricing.
• Attend pre-bid meetings, site walks and bid reviews, and submit proposals on deadline.
• Work with project managers, engineers and field teams on constructability and value engineering.
• Maintain unit costs and the cost database, and support project turnover and change orders.

Skills

Estimating experience

Civil/Heavy civil

Communication

Organized

Deadline-driven

Education

Civil engineering / construction management background (degree not required)

Tools

HeavyBid

B2W

Bluebeam Revu

PlanSwift

Advanced Excel

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks an Estimator to price civil and utility work. Projects range from small to large-scale for major utilities, state agencies, and private development.

The company self-performs its work, so you’ll build estimates from its crews. You’ll perform take-offs for earthwork, utilities, paving, and concrete; build costs from labor, equipment, materials; prepare bids for public and private owners following prevailing wage and procurement rules;