Senior Estimator - Heavy Civil Construction Bids

F.O. Day Company; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Francis O. Day Co., Inc. in Rockville, MD is seeking a Senior Estimator to prepare accurate cost estimates and bid proposals for heavy civil construction, site development, grading, excavation, paving, and public works.

You will review plans and specs, assess costs and risks, coordinate with operations and project management, and help ensure profitable bids and smooth handoffs, with a primarily office-based role and occasional site visits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of heavy highway/site work estimating experience; HCSS and design-build experience required.
• Ability to interpret civil plans, specifications, and contract documents; perform quantity takeoffs.
• Knowledge of labor, equipment, materials, trucking, subcontractor costs and cost factors.

Responsibilities

• Review bid invitations, plans, specifications, addenda, and contract documents; identify scope requirements and deadlines.
• Complete quantity takeoffs and estimate labor, materials, equipment, trucking, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Analyze production rates, site conditions, construction methods, haul distances, and project risks.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier/subcontractor quotes; prepare bid summaries, proposals, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Identify scope gaps, discrepancies, constructability issues, and pricing risks; communicate questions and changes before submission.
• Coordinate with project managers, superintendents, operations, purchasing, and leadership; participate in site visits and bid reviews.
• Support awarded-project handoff, budget setup, cost comparisons, and continuous improvement of estimating tools and procedures.
• Provide estimating guidance and review support to team members as assigned.

Skills

Heavy highway estimating

Site work estimating

Estimating software

Microsoft Excel

Design-build experience

Bid management

Tools

HCSS

MS Excel

Job description

Francis O. Day Co., Inc. in Rockville, MD is seeking a Senior Estimator to prepare accurate cost estimates and bid proposals for heavy civil construction, site development, grading, excavation, paving, and public works.

You will review plans and specs, assess costs and risks, coordinate with operations and project management, and help ensure profitable bids and smooth handoffs, with a primarily office-based role and occasional site visits.