Senior Estimator - Underground Utilities Leader

Confident Search Consultants; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Medical and dental plans

Vision and AD&D coverage

Aflac

401(k) with match

Paid vacation/holidays/sick time

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to lead its estimating group. You will mentor 3-5 estimators, build production-based estimates for underground utility and civil projects, and prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners.

This on-site, direct-hire role requires experience, leadership, and strong expertise in bid strategy, pricing, and cost control. Office-based with daily commute to the East San Diego County office.

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.
• Proficiency with B2W, Accubid or HCSS (HCSS HeavyBid preferred).
• P6 and MS Project, plus strong Excel and MS Office.
• Sage 300/Timberline and/or Sage Paperless preferred.
• Strong skills in contract, cost and risk management, and clear written proposals.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred, 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

Estimating leadership

Underground utilities

Bid proposals

Pricing databases

B2W/Accubid/HCSS

P6 & MS Project

Excel & MS Office

Sage 300/Timberline

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Finance or Construction Management preferred

Tools

B2W/Accubid/HCSS

P6 and MS Project

Excel and MS Office

Sage 300/Timberline

Job description

Confidential Search in East San Diego County, CA seeks a Senior Estimator to lead its estimating group. You will mentor 3-5 estimators, build production-based estimates for underground utility and civil projects, and prepare competitive bids for public agencies and utility owners.

This on-site, direct-hire role requires experience, leadership, and strong expertise in bid strategy, pricing, and cost control. Office-based with daily commute to the East San Diego County office.