Senior Lead Estimator – Life Sciences & Industrial

Linesight; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight in Tempe, AZ seeks a Lead CAS Estimator to head the estimating function across pharmaceutical, life sciences, petrochemical, industrial, and manufacturing projects. You will lead seasoned teams, advance processes, and own critical cost analysis.

You will mentor the estimating staff, benchmark costs, manage external bid analyses, and report progress to clients and stakeholders to drive on-time, on-budget delivery.

Qualifications

• Have grown your experience in estimating across pharmaceutical, life sciences, petrochemical, industrial or manufacturing sectors (15+ years).
• Proficient across estimating stages, peer reviews, and project benchmarking within highly technical facilities.
• Strong ability to build and mentor an estimating team and guide employees to deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert estimating leadership through the construction stage by managing relationships with the project team, general contractors and the client
• Develop and implement robust processes and systems for the estimating team
• Evaluate initial cost plans and ensure they are sufficient to carry out the work within agreed timeframes
• Own the external contractor bid analysis process
• Develop a benchmarking strategy for each industry and incorporate data into estimates for clients
• Provide regular updates to key stakeholders on estimate deliverables, ensuring quality controls are conducted within agreed timeframes
• Support post-budget setting by providing expert technical guidance on change order estimates and cost analysis when required

Job description

Linesight in Tempe, AZ seeks a Lead CAS Estimator to head the estimating function across pharmaceutical, life sciences, petrochemical, industrial, and manufacturing projects. You will lead seasoned teams, advance processes, and own critical cost analysis.

You will mentor the estimating staff, benchmark costs, manage external bid analyses, and report progress to clients and stakeholders to drive on-time, on-budget delivery.