Senior Construction Estimator: Lead Bid Budgets & Teams

Chesapeake Contracting Group; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K match

Wellness programs

Advancement and leadership training

Job summary

The Sr. Estimator analyzes project documents to determine the overall estimated cost of a project and prepares construction cost estimates for competitive bid proposals.

The role also ensures thorough turnover of awarded projects to the project management team and may operate from Owings Mills, Herndon, or Annapolis locations. Responsibilities include reviewing plans and specs, identifying risk issues, managing bid responses, performing quantity takeoffs, and developing bid tabulations with

Qualifications

• Be proficient in estimating software with emphasis on On-Screen Takeoff and Bluebeam.
• Strong mathematical and computer skills.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Expertise in trades within Divisions 2-16.
• Ability to work effectively in a team and under pressure.
• Ability to meet deadlines and follow Chesapeake Contracting Group policies and core values.

Responsibilities

• Guides teams through the full bid lifecycle and turnovers to project management.
• Reviews plans/specifications and coordinates scope.
• Identify risk issues and quantify their impact.
• Manage responses to invitations to bid.
• Performs quantity takeoffs.
• Participates in conceptual budgets with supervision.
• Develops tab sheets, gathers subcontractor proposals, and tabulates bids.
• Coordinates scopes with bid team and prepares trade qualifications/exclusions.
• Builds relationships with subcontractors and suppliers; attends networking events.

Skills

Mathematics

Teamwork

Communication

Deadline-oriented

Tools

On-Screen Takeoff

Bluebeam

MS Office

Job description

The Sr. Estimator analyzes project documents to determine the overall estimated cost of a project and prepares construction cost estimates for competitive bid proposals.

The role also ensures thorough turnover of awarded projects to the project management team and may operate from Owings Mills, Herndon, or Annapolis locations. Responsibilities include reviewing plans and specs, identifying risk issues, managing bid responses, performing quantity takeoffs, and developing bid tabulations with