Senior Heavy Civil Estimator – Own the Bid Process

Trueline Talent; Mound House (NV); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary $135,000–$175,000

Year-end bonus opportunity

Company truck

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Union-family medical coverage

Local/regional project exposure

Travel ~20%

Autonomy and proximity to ownership

Opportunity to become estimating SME

Job summary

Trueline Talent's client, a heavy civil contractor in Northern Nevada, seeks a Senior Heavy Civil Estimator to own the estimating function in the Carson City/Reno-Sparks area. You will drive bid strategy, price municipal and government projects, and work directly with ownership and project leadership.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of heavy civil estimating, strong takeoff skills, and experience with public works. Expect autonomy, direct access to leadership, and regional travel.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in heavy civil estimating and public works bidding.
• Ability to build complete heavy civil estimates from plans and specs.
• Experience with sewer, water, underground utilities or related civil estimating.
• Proficient in bid strategy, pricing, and risk assessment.
• Hands-on with quantity takeoffs and material/labor costing.

Responsibilities

• Own the estimating process for heavy civil and public works opportunities from initial bid review through final submission.
• Review civil plans, specifications, addenda, contract requirements, and bid documents.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs for underground utilities, sewer, roadway, structural concrete, and related civil scopes.
• Develop complete estimates incorporating labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, production rates, and project-specific conditions.
• Prepare competitive bids for municipal, government, and other public infrastructure projects.
• Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, project risks, and cost-saving opportunities.
• Attend mandatory pre-bid meetings, job walks, and site visits throughout Northern Nevada and surrounding markets.
• Manage multiple active estimates and bid deadlines simultaneously.
• Collaborate directly with ownership and Project Managers on bid strategy, pricing, and project approach.
• Maintain accurate estimating information and historical cost data.
• Support the transition of awarded projects from estimating into operations.
• Help strengthen and improve estimating processes as the company grows.

Skills

Heavy civil estimating

Public works bidding

Quantity takeoffs

Bid strategy

Plan/spec review

Estimating software

Tools

HCSS

WinBid

BidWin

Bluebeam

Excel

Job description

Trueline Talent's client, a heavy civil contractor in Northern Nevada, seeks a Senior Heavy Civil Estimator to own the estimating function in the Carson City/Reno-Sparks area. You will drive bid strategy, price municipal and government projects, and work directly with ownership and project leadership.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years of heavy civil estimating, strong takeoff skills, and experience with public works. Expect autonomy, direct access to leadership, and regional travel.