Senior Concrete Estimator & Preconstruction Leader

Kent Companies; Town of Charleston (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Paid Time Off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Retirement plans with employer match

Holiday pay

Job summary

Kent Companies is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead bid proposals and scope analysis for projects, reviewing contracts, drawings, and reference information to develop detailed cost estimates with appropriate profit margins. You will establish strong relationships with customers, vendors, and subcontractors, and guide preconstruction processes.

The role emphasizes value engineering, risk assessment, and collaboration with operations to finalize accurate estimates and well-structured proposals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or engineering, 5+ years of concrete estimating experience, and five years in a leadership capacity.
• Proven experience managing concrete preconstruction processes.
• In-depth knowledge of construction principles/practices.
• Experience building relationships and working with subcontractors and vendors.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Valid driver’s license
• Reliable transportation
• Ability to pass a background check related to driving
• Ability to pass drug screening

Responsibilities

• Establishes and maintains relationships with customers, vendors, subcontractors, and key stakeholders.
• Identifies competitive edge and risks to each project; communicates and evaluates with the Operations team.
• Provides value engineering and design assist solutions, including cost/schedule impacts.
• Collaborates with the Operations Team for input on production, schedule, staffing, etc.
• Reviews contractual requirements, specifications, site logistics, and drawings to develop a plan for the project construction to be utilized as the basis of the cost estimating process.
• Accurately conducts a thorough and detailed project take-off to quantify all items in the scope.
• Creates the complete estimate accounting for all aspects of the scope of work, including correct alternates, general conditions, inputting valid vendor and subcontractor pricing, materials and equipment costs, and proper labor production and wage rates aligned with the bid strategy.
• Solicits subcontractor and supplier pricing, reviewed prequalification requirements, and determined the best-qualified subcontractors.
• Identifies project-specific risk issues, the potential impact on Kent Companies, and potential strategies to help mitigate those risks.
• Prepare accurate and comprehensive proposals, including durations, assumptions, a complete list of exclusions, and all required documentation for submission.
• Follow up with each customer to gather feedback on pricing and scope (postmortem), promote the Kent differentiators, and request a meeting with each customer to discuss how Kent can provide value to the project.
• Provide timely follow-up, closure, and tracking of all identified opportunities using Unanet CRM.
• Participate in post-bid interviews when requested to provide accurate details about the scope, sequence, assumptions, expectations, and exclusions.
• Maintains a preconstruction schedule, including a bid calendar, to ensure deadlines are managed on time.
• Assists with the “project hand-off” to the project management and field operations team to ensure a clear understanding of project scope, build assumptions, schedule, and manpower assumptions.
• Identifies potential improvements that innovate the estimating processes to ensure accurate estimates consistent with divisional costs.
• Develop preliminary project schedules and pour plans with input from the Operations Team to incorporate into the bid process.

Skills

Concrete estimating

Leadership

Client relations

Cost estimation

Bid strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management or engineering

Tools

Unanet CRM

Job description

Kent Companies is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead bid proposals and scope analysis for projects, reviewing contracts, drawings, and reference information to develop detailed cost estimates with appropriate profit margins. You will establish strong relationships with customers, vendors, and subcontractors, and guide preconstruction processes.

The role emphasizes value engineering, risk assessment, and collaboration with operations to finalize accurate estimates and well-structured proposals.