Senior Estimator – Underground Utilities Leader

Zaddy Solutions; San Diego (CA); In loco; USD 130.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Company vehicle

Medical and dental plans

Voluntary vision, life and AD&D

Aflac

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation, holiday and sick time

Employee Assistance Program

Descrizione del lavoro

Zaddy Solutions in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to lead its estimating group and drive competitive bids for dry utility infrastructure projects. You will guide a team of 3–5 estimators and own the numbers and the bid process from take-offs to final proposal.

The role focuses on large-scale underground utility and civil work, with opportunities to shape bid strategy, pricing databases, and post-bid handoffs to operations in a hands-on, on-site office setting.

Competenze

• 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, 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.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred, or equivalent experience.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Estimating leadership

Underground estimating

Estimating software

Excel proficiency

MS Project

B2W

Accubid

HCSS HeavyBid

Primavera P6

Sage 300

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management

Strumenti

B2W

Accubid

HCSS HeavyBid

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Sage 300

Descrizione del lavoro

Zaddy Solutions in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to lead its estimating group and drive competitive bids for dry utility infrastructure projects. You will guide a team of 3–5 estimators and own the numbers and the bid process from take-offs to final proposal.

The role focuses on large-scale underground utility and civil work, with opportunities to shape bid strategy, pricing databases, and post-bid handoffs to operations in a hands-on, on-site office setting.