Senior Estimator & Team Lead - Underground Utilities

SteveRecruiter, LLC; 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

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager to lead the estimating group for underground utilities in East San Diego County, CA. You will manage a team of 3–5 estimators and own the bid process for dry utility infrastructure projects with major utilities and public agencies.

The role is office-based with responsibility for bid strategy, pricing databases, and hand-off to project teams. A strong background in large-scale utility or heavy civil projects and experience with

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive estimating experience in underground utility or heavy civil construction.
• Proven 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.

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

Estimating leadership

Team leadership

Bid/takeoff experience

HCSS/Accubid

Education

Bachelor's in Eng/Finance/CM

Tools

HCSS HeavyBid

Sage 300

MS Project

P6

Job description

Confidential is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager to lead the estimating group for underground utilities in East San Diego County, CA. You will manage a team of 3–5 estimators and own the bid process for dry utility infrastructure projects with major utilities and public agencies.

The role is office-based with responsibility for bid strategy, pricing databases, and hand-off to project teams. A strong background in large-scale utility or heavy civil projects and experience with