Senior Civil & Utility Estimator – Public Works

Your Talent Team; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental plans

Vision and AD&D

Aflac

Job summary

Your Talent Team is seeking an experienced Estimator for civil and utility work in East San Diego County, CA. This on-site role focuses on pricing earthwork, utilities, and horizontal civil projects, building estimates from labor, materials, and subcontractor quotes.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of estimating in civil or underground utility construction, with a strong track record in public works bids and proficiency in HeavyBid, B2W, Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, and Excel.

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 and public works bidding (prevailing wage, DIR), as well as private development bids
• Proficiency with HeavyBid, B2W, Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift and advanced Excel
• Ability to build unit costs from historical production data
• Solid understanding of scheduling, sequencing, safety standards and permitting
• Organized, deadline-driven and a strong communicator
• Able to commute daily to an office in East San Diego County

Responsibilities

• Perform take-offs for earthwork, underground utilities (sewer, water, storm drain, gas, electric), 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 prevailing wage, DIR and federal/state/local 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

HeavyBid

B2W

Bluebeam Revu

PlanSwift

Advanced Excel

Education

Civil engineering or construction management background

Tools

HeavyBid

B2W

Bluebeam Revu

PlanSwift

Excel

Job description

Your Talent Team is seeking an experienced Estimator for civil and utility work in East San Diego County, CA. This on-site role focuses on pricing earthwork, utilities, and horizontal civil projects, building estimates from labor, materials, and subcontractor quotes.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of estimating in civil or underground utility construction, with a strong track record in public works bids and proficiency in HeavyBid, B2W, Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, and Excel.