Senior Estimator & Team Lead – Underground Utilities

Soap Creek Resources; 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 hiring a Senior Estimator/Estimating Manager for underground utilities. This office-based role requires leading a 3-5 person team, owning the numbers, and delivering competitive bids for dry utility infrastructure.

You will build production estimates, analyze RFPs and plans, lead pre-bid activities, and collaborate with Operations on hand-offs and change orders. Compensation ranges from $130,000 to $150,000 base annually.

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 and utility-owner work.
• Experience leading and developing a team of estimators.
• Proficient with B2W, Accubid or HCSS (HCSS HeavyBid preferred).
• P6 and MS Project; strong Excel and MS Office skills.
• Sage 300/Timberline and/or Sage Paperless preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management or equivalent experience.
• Able to commute daily to an office in East San Diego County.

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

Contract cost risk mgmt

Proposal writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Finance/Construction Management

Tools

B2W

Accubid

HCSS HeavyBid

P6

MS Project

Excel

Sage 300/Timberline

Sage Paperless

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA, is hiring a Senior Estimator/Estimating Manager for underground utilities. This office-based role requires leading a 3-5 person team, owning the numbers, and delivering competitive bids for dry utility infrastructure.

You will build production estimates, analyze RFPs and plans, lead pre-bid activities, and collaborate with Operations on hand-offs and change orders. Compensation ranges from $130,000 to $150,000 base annually.