Senior Estimator – Heavy Civil (Highways/Bridges)

Balfour Beatty US; Wilmington (DE); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty US is seeking an experienced Heavy Highway/Civil Senior Estimator to join our Southeast Region estimating team in Wilmington, NC. The Senior Estimator will prepare full project estimates for bid-build and design-build highway scopes, including earthwork, structures, and more.

Responsibilities include reviewing specs, taking offs, maintaining estimate documents, and leading junior staff while leveraging HCSS, Bluebeam, and P6 scheduling to deliver accurate bids.

Qualifications

• 10 years of estimating experience and/or related project management training with large highway projects is preferred.
• Experience with all scopes of a typical highway construction project and the ability to estimate or review all scopes as needed.
• A working knowledge of NCDOT standards and specifications is preferred.
• Proficient experience with Microsoft Office (Word/Excel) is required.
• Proficient experience with Bluebeam is required.
• HCSS Heavy Bid experience and/or related software for pricing work is required.
• The capability to build and manage a P6 CPM schedule on projects is preferred.
• Experience with earthwork modeling.
• Strong computer, communication, and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Prepare estimates by calculating the complete takeoff of scope of work.
• Maintain files of working documents as back-up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc.
• Utilize HCSS estimating software to develop a comprehensive project estimate and ability to participate in the management of the estimate.
• Communicate with vendors in support of quotations.
• Review plans and specifications and recommend best solutions based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
• Identify, assess, and find ways to mitigate project risks.
• Provide leadership, training, and mentoring to junior estimating staff.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Computer skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Bluebeam

HCSS Heavy Bid

P6 CPM scheduling

Job description

Balfour Beatty US is seeking an experienced Heavy Highway/Civil Senior Estimator to join our Southeast Region estimating team in Wilmington, NC. The Senior Estimator will prepare full project estimates for bid-build and design-build highway scopes, including earthwork, structures, and more.

Responsibilities include reviewing specs, taking offs, maintaining estimate documents, and leading junior staff while leveraging HCSS, Bluebeam, and P6 scheduling to deliver accurate bids.