Senior Estimator: Lead Complex Estimates & Proposals

Msi Stl; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) match

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Job summary

TW Constructors is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead the preparation of estimates and proposals for field and prefabrication projects across multiple disciplines in St. Louis.

You will develop conceptual estimates, lump-sum bids, unit costs, and quantity takeoffs, while guiding bid strategy and risk analysis through to final submission. You will collaborate with clients, procurement, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure accurate, competitive estimates aligned with project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
• Seven or more years of direct construction estimating experience.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading complex estimates and proposals.
• Experience preparing conceptual estimates, detailed estimates, lump-sum bids, unit-cost analyses, and quantity takeoffs.
• Strong understanding of estimating techniques, construction disciplines, labor productivity, material pricing, cost-control systems, and company procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of conceptual, schematic, design-development, and construction-document estimates.
• Manage estimates and proposals from initial opportunity review through final bid submission and turnover to operations.
• Develop and present lump-sum bids, proposals, unit costs, quantity takeoffs, and pricing analyses.
• Establish bid strategies, estimating approaches, work plans, and submission requirements for assigned opportunities.
• Collaborate with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and internal teams to develop accurate project estimates and resolve scope or pricing issues.
• Interface with procurement, preconstruction, and operations teams to align estimates with project goals, schedules, and available resources.
• Review project scope, drawings, specifications, addenda, schedules, and commercial terms for completeness, clarity, and consistency.
• Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, trade overlaps, long-lead items, and cost or schedule risks.
• Prepare detailed material, equipment, labor, subcontractor, indirect-cost, and general-conditions pricing.
• Lead scope-review meetings and support subcontractor and vendor selection recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Bid strategy

Pricing analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Quote Soft

Accubid

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

TW Constructors is seeking a Senior Estimator to lead the preparation of estimates and proposals for field and prefabrication projects across multiple disciplines in St. Louis.

You will develop conceptual estimates, lump-sum bids, unit costs, and quantity takeoffs, while guiding bid strategy and risk analysis through to final submission. You will collaborate with clients, procurement, operations, subcontractors, and internal teams to ensure accurate, competitive estimates aligned with project