Senior Estimator & Team Lead, Underground Utilities

Barrette Workforce Solutions, 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

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 to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a team of 3-5 estimators and own the numbers and bids for major utility owners and public agencies.

This is an office-based role; you will develop production-based estimates, analyze RFPs, and drive bid strategy, pricing database, and subcontract scopes.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive estimating experience in underground utility or heavy civil construction.
• Experience bidding public works and utility-owner projects, including prevailing wage and DIR compliance.
• 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, 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

Team leadership

Estimating leadership

Bid strategy

Cost modeling

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management

Tools

B2W

Accubid

HCSS/HCSS HeavyBid

P6

MS Project

Excel

Sage 300/Timberline

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, is seeking a Senior Estimator to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a team of 3-5 estimators and own the numbers and bids for major utility owners and public agencies.

This is an office-based role; you will develop production-based estimates, analyze RFPs, and drive bid strategy, pricing database, and subcontract scopes.