Senior GC Estimator – Commercial & Mission-Critical Builds

Elite Executive Solutions LLC; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement benefits

Professional development

Job summary

Elite Executive Solutions is partnering with a general contractor in Phoenix to identify a Senior GC Estimator for commercial and mission-critical projects exceeding $25M. This role emphasizes developing credible budgets from limited design information and refining them into competitive proposals.

The ideal candidate will lead with strong technology skills, mentor junior estimators, and drive estimate reviews to hand off budgets to operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of commercial estimating or preconstruction experience.
• GC background preferred; independent leadership on complex pursuits.
• Experience with conceptual budgets, negotiated GMP, CM/GC, design-build and hard bids.
• Mentor estimators and lead estimate reviews.

Responsibilities

• Prepare conceptual, schematic, design-development and construction-document estimates.
• Develop quantity takeoffs and pricing across civil, structural, architectural and MEP scopes.
• Document assumptions, exclusions, allowances and escalation considerations.
• Solicit and evaluate subcontractor proposals; reconcile scope gaps and bid qualifications.
• Compare design options and recommend value engineering that preserves project objectives.
• Maintain cost history and use estimating, takeoff and spreadsheet tools effectively.
• Lead estimate reviews, develop junior estimators and hand off awarded scope and budgets to operations.

Skills

Estimating

Leadership

Excel skills

Cost modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel (advanced)

Takeoff software

Job description

Elite Executive Solutions is partnering with a general contractor in Phoenix to identify a Senior GC Estimator for commercial and mission-critical projects exceeding $25M. This role emphasizes developing credible budgets from limited design information and refining them into competitive proposals.

The ideal candidate will lead with strong technology skills, mentor junior estimators, and drive estimate reviews to hand off budgets to operations.