Senior Estimator & Estimating Lead - Underground Utilities

Food Management Search, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Medical and dental plan options

Vision, life and AD&D coverage

Aflac

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager for underground utilities. This on-site, direct-hire role leads a team of 3–5 estimators and owns the bid process for dry utility infrastructure projects.

You will build production-based estimates, prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners, and drive pre-bid strategy, pricing databases, and cost models.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive estimating experience in underground utility or heavy civil construction.
• Experience estimating large-scale utility infrastructure projects and bidding public works and utility-owner work, including prevailing wage and DIR compliance.
• Experience leading and developing a team of estimators.
• Proficiency with B2W, Accubid or HCSS (HCSS HeavyBid preferred).
• P6 and MS Project, plus strong Excel and the rest of MS Office.
• Sage 300/Timberline and/or Sage Paperless preferred.
• Strong skills in contract, cost and risk management, and clear written proposals.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred, or equivalent experience.
• Able to commute daily to an office in East San Diego County.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor and review the work of a team of 3–5 estimators.
• Build production-based estimates for large-scale underground utility and civil projects.
• Prepare competitive hard bids for public agencies and major utility owners, and maintain blanket contract and unit-price estimates.
• Analyze RFPs, scopes of work, plans and specs; perform detailed take-offs and build bid schedules.
• Lead pre-bid meetings, bid strategy sessions and site visits.
• Define sub and supplier scopes, solicit and level pricing, and maintain the pricing database.
• Review final estimates with Operations, obtain internal approval and submit bid packages.
• Compare actual and budgeted costs and build cost models from historical data.
• Support project managers with hand-off, resource planning, scheduling and change orders.

Skills

Leadership

Estimating

Bid strategy

Pricing database management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management

Tools

B2W

Accubid

HCSS

P6

MS Project

Excel

Sage 300/Timberline

Sage Paperless

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager for underground utilities. This on-site, direct-hire role leads a team of 3–5 estimators and owns the bid process for dry utility infrastructure projects.

You will build production-based estimates, prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners, and drive pre-bid strategy, pricing databases, and cost models.