Senior Estimator & Team Lead — Underground Utilities

Eden Capital Careers; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Medical and dental plans

Voluntary vision, life and AD&D

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager to lead an estimating group for underground utilities. On-site, direct hire, you will head a 3–5 person team and own the numbers and the bid process for large-scale projects.

You will build competitive estimates, manage pricing databases, and guide bid strategy while coordinating with project managers for hand-offs and risk analysis. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive estimating experience in underground utility or heavy civil construction.
• Experience estimating large-scale utility infrastructure projects and bidding public works.
• 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.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred, or equivalent experience.

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.
• 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

Team leadership

Estimating

Bid strategy

Cost management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management

Equivalent experience

Tools

B2W

Accubid

HCSS

P6

MS Project

Sage 300/Timberline

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA is seeking a Senior Estimator / Estimating Manager to lead an estimating group for underground utilities. On-site, direct hire, you will head a 3–5 person team and own the numbers and the bid process for large-scale projects.

You will build competitive estimates, manage pricing databases, and guide bid strategy while coordinating with project managers for hand-offs and risk analysis. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is preferred.