Senior Concrete Estimator

The Haskell Company; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

The Haskell Company in Jacksonville is seeking an experienced Senior Preconstruction Estimator to lead cost estimation efforts for complex projects. You will guide a team, review designs, and collaborate with project directors, architects, and engineers to ensure accurate, timely bids.

You will develop detailed estimates, bid strategies, bid packages, and coordinate pre-bid site visits while managing subcontractor quotes and risk.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management or related field and 5–8 years estimating experience.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with ability to manage cross-functional teams.
• Experience with design/build and CMAR project delivery methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of estimators on proposals and develop master estimate formats.
• Review designs, determine scope, resources, and constructability for estimates.
• Create detailed cost estimates, bid strategies, and WBS structures.
• Coordinate pre-bid site visits and precon reviews with stakeholders.
• Manage subcontractor quotes, select qualified bidders, and ensure competitiveness.
• Assist with risk assessment, value engineering options, and cost control.
• Support project management during change orders and budget reviews.
• Travel 10-25% to project sites and bid walks as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Risk management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or accredited construction related curriculum

Tools

Beck Destini

Accubid

Bluebeam

InSite

Job description

At Haskell, you’re not just joining a company—you’re joining a nationally recognized Top Workplace where diverse perspectives and inclusive thinking drive stronger outcomes. Whether you’re starting out, growing your expertise, or leading the way, you’ll find a culture grounded in trust, driven by excellence, and built to support your goals. Here, you’ll have the opportunity, flexibility, and sense of belonging to grow your career your way—while making a real impact.

In this role, you will lead preconstruction projects in Estimating and provide accurate and detailed cost estimates. Acting as the point of contact, this person will be responsible for the progression of Preconstruction pursuits. You will coordinate and conduct crucial Preconstruction Meetings, working closely with the Project Directors, Architects, and Engineers. Additionally, you will assist the Director of Preconstruction and/or Chief Estimator with final bid closeout.

Job Responsibilities:

• Pre-Estimate:
  • Participates in design review meetings. Reviews and monitors scope, cost, and constructability during design development.
  • Participates in the Estimate Plan meeting. Ensures that the strategy developed in the Estimate Plan is achievable within the time and resource constraints, considers multiple viewpoints to generate the win-strategy and evaluates risks in a corporately responsible manner.
  • Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
  • Ability to determine the level of resources required to estimate a project and assist the Director of Preconstruction and/or Chief Estimator with resource assignments.
• Estimate Development:
  • Leads a team of estimators assigned to a proposal.
  • Create the project General Conditions.
  • Effectively establish bid strategies required for the company to be successful.
  • In addition to preparing detailed cost estimates, is responsible for reviewing the overall estimate and other team members estimates.
  • Prepares master estimate format for the estimating team, including but not limited to, work breakdown structures (WBS), forecasted wage rates, etc.
  • Ability to create estimates at various levels of design.
  • Review and understand the construction project schedule.
  • Develop detailed scope of work clarifications and assists in the overall review of final document.
  • Coordinate pre-bid site visits.
  • Conducts precon-only estimate reviews prior to ops reviews.
  • Participates in ops estimate review meetings.
  • Assess Value Engineering options on a basis of cost, schedule, and constructability. Provide recommendation on best solution.
  • Ability to estimate self-perform scopes of work.
  • Ability to identify risk issues and their order of magnitude.
  • Engages in specific RFI’s if estimate lead requires support.
  • Establishes bid strategies for the company to be successful.
  • Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality, method of construction, construction schedule, etc.
• Subcontractor Management:
  • Assist in preparation and review final bid packages to ensure accuracy and completeness, prior to formal quotation.
  • Builds and maintains subcontractor relationships.
  • Develops overarching subcontractor search and communication strategy and ensures consistency in sub engagement teams adhering to that strategy. Ensures that at least three (3) quotes are received per bid package, unless otherwise agreed to by the proposal leader.
  • Verifies that only qualified subcontractors are considered in final subcontractor selection.
  • Meets with local subcontractors as needed.
  • Organizes and leads pre-bid meetings, if required.
  • In conjunction with the Director of Preconstruction, develops process flows when necessary and ensures adherence of team members.
  • Develops standardized documents and ensures use of those documents.
  • Ensures subcontract market has a positive experience with Haskell during the preconstruction phase. Identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement, if necessary.
  • Identifies subcontractors who have a competitive advantage and develops key relationships to employ those advantages.
  • Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator when proposing on federal or public sector agency projects to develop a Small and/or WMBE business participation engagement plan that complies with project requirements.
  • Receives quotes and conducts subcontractor analysis. Organizes and leads scope review meetings. Makes recommendation for selection.
  • Ensures selected subcontractor is a corporately responsible selection.
  • Assists the Project Director with the development of the Risk Register.
  • Assists with the contract manual/bid book development.
  • Maintain strong, supportive relationships with our internal and external clients by providing outstanding customer service.
  • Participate and coordinate design scope reviews throughout the preconstruction progression.
• Post Estimate:
  • Establishes and/or participates with the development of the project budget development.
  • Ensures that the budget submitted to accounting complies with corporate cost coding standards.
  • Participates in scope review meetings, if applicable.
  • Assists in subcontractor selection.
  • Participates in lessons learned meeting at project close. Understands budget underruns and overruns, and communicates those lessons learned to the precon department.
  • May assist the Project Management team with change orders.
  • Follow projects during construction by site visits and various meetings to track cost accuracy.
• Database Management:
  • Assists with maintaining historical cost data. Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, price lists, etc.
  • Assists with the maintenance of the preferred subcontractor database.
  • Assists with the maintenance of the bid forms and bid packages database.
  • Responsible or assists with the development and ensures maintenance of estimating database.
• Training:
  • Trains Preconstruction staff and other personnel as needed.
  • Assists with the development and maintenance of training program.
  • Assists with employee performance reviews.
  • Responsible and/or assists Director of Preconstruction with employee career development.
• Travel:
  • Meets with local subcontractors, attends bid walks, project site visits and attends conferences as necessary.
  • Visits active construction projects as appropriate.
  • Approximate travel time required, 10-25%.
• Misc.
  • Leads Estimating Resources.
  • Ensures the preconstruction process is being communicated and utilized.
  • Must possess strong leadership qualities and communication skills.
  • Assists with employee performance reviews and employee career development.
  • Proven experience with Design-Build and CMAR project delivery methods.
  • Support other department personnel as required, which may include preparing estimates in other disciplines.
  • Work closely with the Project Director and/or Chief Estimator for the overall coordination and preconstruction progression.

Education and Years of Experience:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or accredited construction related curriculum plus 5-8 years of estimating experience

To thrive in this role, you'll need:

• Structural concrete estimating experience and technical expertise.
• Strong self-perform concrete estimating skills
• Deep constructability expertise and ability to identify risk
• Strong subcontractor, supplier, and market partner relationship management
• Conceptual estimating and modeling capabilities
• Strong preference for experience with water/wastewater projects.
• Experience in estimating, scheduling, budget/cost control, construction, external & internal client relationships, strong subcontractor & vendor relationships/knowledge, computer skills, interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of estimating software (preference for Beck Destini, Accubid, Bluebeam, InSite, etc.)
• Excellent computer skills and familiarity with Microsoft Office suite programs
• Ability to understand owner/engineer requirements with ability to work with conceptual information.
• Demonstrated success in managing preconstruction pursuits.
• Ability to train others and monitor their work for quality and completeness.
• Demonstrated success in managing support staff.
• Knowledge of industry standard bid practice.
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal clients, external clients, and subcontractors.

At Haskell, we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, professional development opportunities, and more. Join us and be part of a team where your contributions make a difference.

Environmental Factors and/or Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, this position is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (life, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard, operate equipment and read application/form information. The associate frequently is required to sit, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities:

Haskell will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. The job description will be reviewed periodically as duties and responsibilities change with business necessity. Essential and marginal job functions are subject to modification.

Haskell is an Equal Opportunity Employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities) and Drug-Free Workplace.