Senior Estimator: Lead Bid Strategy & Team

PremiStar; Bensalem Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PremiStar is seeking an experienced Estimator Manager to lead the estimating team in a construction environment. You will build strong relationships with general contractors and owners, drive aligned estimating practices, and assess bid risk daily to improve profitability.

The role requires 5+ years in construction estimating (mechanical preferred) and a related engineering/construction degree. Office and field collaboration are expected as projects develop.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a construction estimating role, mechanical - preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience.

Responsibilities

• Hold key relationships with GC and Owners and work to expand, develop and build strong relationships
• Develop and work with estimating team to build and foster customer relationships
• Assess risk associated with various RFP and bid requests that are received daily
• Define and continue existing estimating process with the goal to improve over time
• Maintain bookings to match gross profit and labor expectations
• Outgoing proposals meet customer expectations, general conditions and design specifications
• Create a consistent and identical estimating process across sales, service and project departments
• Lead, manage and hold accountable the department's performance and team
• Develop positive relationships with coworkers, management, customers and vendors
• Utilize company technology, methods and forms for a common estimating process
• Review daily bid invites, select appropriate jobs for bid
• Self-perform select bids but work with estimating team for take offs
• Review weekly and monthly scorecards with individuals on the estimating team
• Review estimator take offs, labor, subs, scope of work, prior to bid submission
• Verify follow up on all bid events
• Validate pricing as accurate, current and meets specs for each bid
• Work with sales and service to assure all project bids are tracked and processed through departments
• Perform turnover with project team including all quotes, scopes and documents
• Follow upon post mortem project reviews with project management and finance
• Assist projects and service departments with proposal requests
• Attend walkthroughs when necessary
• Ensure department is led, managed and accountable for performance
• Ensure department receives high quality bid invites
• Work to ensure more owner direct work, negotiated work and high-end user work is developed
• Learn and understand the business, the processes, the customers and the employees
• Work with management team to create an exceptional workplace culture
• Ensure estimates are diligently performed, are accurate and risks are properly identified and costed
• Ensure estimating software and processes are used correctly and regularly maintained for accuracy

Skills

Estimating software

Read drawings

Excel

Verbal and written communication

Team management

End-user interaction

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management

5+ years experience in construction estimating (mechanical preferred)

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

PremiStar is seeking an experienced Estimator Manager to lead the estimating team in a construction environment. You will build strong relationships with general contractors and owners, drive aligned estimating practices, and assess bid risk daily to improve profitability.

The role requires 5+ years in construction estimating (mechanical preferred) and a related engineering/construction degree. Office and field collaboration are expected as projects develop.