Senior Commercial Estimator - Bids, Budgets & Clients

Jobot; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot seeks an experienced Estimator to support estimating and preconstruction for commercial construction projects across the Denver metro area and Front Range. The role reports directly to the executive team and collaborates with project managers, superintendents, and clients.

The ideal candidate reads drawings well, develops complete scopes, and helps pursue quality work while setting up projects for successful execution.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of commercial construction estimating experience with a general contractor.
• Experience estimating restaurant, financial institution, tenant improvement, historical, ground-up, office, retail, or similar commercial projects.
• Experience pricing work in the range our market supports, from smaller out-of-the-ground projects through tenant finish work.
• Strong ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, scopes, schedules, and bid documents.
• Experience with quantity takeoffs, subcontractor solicitation, bid leveling, proposal preparation, and cost analysis.
• Strong understanding of commercial construction means and methods.
• Client-facing presence, emotional intelligence, and diplomacy. This role sits with clients throughout a pursuit and is as much relationship work as it is technical work.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with Bluebeam, Procore, BuildingConnected, OST, Quick Bid, or similar estimating/construction software preferred.
• Strong attention to detail, organization, follow-through, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple bids, deadlines, and project types.

Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed estimates for commercial construction projects including restaurants, banks, tenant improvements, historical projects, ground-up projects, office, retail, and specialty spaces.
• Review drawings, specifications, addenda, bid documents, scopes of work, and project requirements.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop pricing for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and general conditions.
• Solicit bids from subcontractors and vendors and ensure strong bid coverage.
• Review, compare, and level subcontractor and vendor proposals.
• Identify scope gaps, exclusions, risks, constructability concerns, and value engineering opportunities.
• Prepare bid summaries, proposal documents, qualifications, clarifications, and supporting estimate documentation.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site walks, scope reviews, and internal estimate reviews.
• Represent the company directly with clients, architects, and design partners throughout the pursuit and preconstruction process.
• Work with Project Managers, Superintendents, and executive leadership to review project approach, logistics, schedule, phasing, and pricing strategy.
• Support project handoff from estimating/preconstruction to operations.
• Assist with pricing for change orders, budgets, conceptual estimates, and negotiated work as needed.
• Maintain organized estimating files, bid records, subcontractor communication, and historical cost information.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors, vendors, clients, architects, and project partners.

Skills

Reading drawings

Cost analysis

Client relationship management

Team collaboration

Tools

Bluebeam

Procore

BuildingConnected

OST

Quick Bid

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Jobot seeks an experienced Estimator to support estimating and preconstruction for commercial construction projects across the Denver metro area and Front Range. The role reports directly to the executive team and collaborates with project managers, superintendents, and clients.

The ideal candidate reads drawings well, develops complete scopes, and helps pursue quality work while setting up projects for successful execution.