Senior Commercial Estimator - Doors & Gates

Orion Placement; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing/Relocation bonus

Health insurance

Retirement plan with company match

Dental and Vision

Job summary

Orion Placement is seeking a seasoned Commercial Estimator to own the estimating process for our growing commercial division in San Diego. You will review plans, takeoffs, and bid documents to build complete estimates for overhead doors, gates, and related systems, and prepare proposals with clear inclusions and exclusions.

This role offers a base compensation plus a 5% commission on gross margin revenue, a $10,000 signing or relocation bonus, and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial estimating experience required; 10+ years preferred.
• Direct overhead door estimating experience in the commercial door, gate, or access-control industry required.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial overhead doors and vehicle and pedestrian gates.
• Experience with automatic doors, rolling steel doors, fire doors, dock equipment, operators, or related systems strongly preferred.
• Ability to read commercial plans, specifications, schedules, addenda, and bid documents.
• Experience obtaining manufacturer and vendor pricing and developing complete labor and material estimates.

Responsibilities

• Own commercial estimating from bid intake through proposal, award, and project handoff.
• Review plans, specifications, schedules, addenda, RFIs, and bid documents to identify the complete project scope.
• Perform takeoffs and estimate sectional overhead doors, rolling steel and coiling doors, fire-rated doors, security shutters, high-speed doors, dock equipment, automatic pedestrian doors, storefront systems, vehicle gates, pedestrian gates, operators, and related safety systems.
• Obtain manufacturer and vendor pricing and build accurate labor and material costs.
• Prepare complete commercial proposals with clear inclusions, exclusions, clarifications, and work-by-others language.
• Identify estimating risks, scope gaps, specification conflicts, and potential cost exposure before bids are submitted.
• Manage multiple active bids, deadlines, and follow-up activities through award.
• Work directly with general contractors, builders, facility managers, manufacturers, and vendors.

Skills

Commercial estimating

Overhead doors expertise

Vendor pricing

Plans and specs reading

Bid management

Tools

Estimating software

Digital takeoff tools

Spreadsheets

Job description

Orion Placement is seeking a seasoned Commercial Estimator to own the estimating process for our growing commercial division in San Diego. You will review plans, takeoffs, and bid documents to build complete estimates for overhead doors, gates, and related systems, and prepare proposals with clear inclusions and exclusions.

This role offers a base compensation plus a 5% commission on gross margin revenue, a $10,000 signing or relocation bonus, and strong benefits.