Senior Estimator & Team Lead – Underground Utilities

Top Echelon Software, LLC.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Medical plans

Vision plan

Life insurance

AD&D

Aflac

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a 3–5 person team to develop production-based estimates and prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in utility infrastructure bids, and proficiency with B2W/Accubid/HCSS, P6/MS Project, and Sage software.

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
• 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
• 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

Bid development

Contract risk management

Advanced Excel

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/Construction Management

Tools

B2W

Accubid

HCSS/HeavyBid

P6

Timberline

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to run its estimating group for underground utilities and heavy civil projects. You will lead a 3–5 person team to develop production-based estimates and prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners.

This on-site role requires strong leadership, extensive experience in utility infrastructure bids, and proficiency with B2W/Accubid/HCSS, P6/MS Project, and Sage software.