Senior T&D Estimator & Project Leader

Advastar, Inc; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Vehicle allowance

Health, dental, vision

401K with match

Profit sharing

PTO

8 paid holidays

Job summary

Advastar, Inc. in Dayton, OH seeks a Senior Project Manager / Estimator to lead bids and delivery of major T&D projects. You will prepare and review estimates from specs and drawings, drawing on historical data, and mentor project managers as the team grows.

Responsibilities include ensuring on-schedule, on-budget performance, cost-to-complete projections, and collaboration with foremen and subcontractors. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CM or eng, or related field.
• PM certification preferred.
• 6–8+ years in construction mgmt (T&D/utility).
• Overhead/underground utility project experience.
• Estimating or bid prep experience.
• Experience mentoring PMs/engineers.
• Projects up to $12M with cost tracking.
• Work with foremen, subs, crews.
• Advanced Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Safe driving record and valid license.

Responsibilities

• Manage large T&D projects from bid to client acceptance.
• Prepare/review estimates from specs, drawings, takeoffs using history data.
• Mentor project managers and share estimating/field knowledge.
• Keep projects on schedule/budget and manage design/code/contract.
• Own monthly cost reporting on projects >$200K: projections, billings, change orders.
• Coordinate with foremen and subs; address client/subcontractor issues.
• Build utility customer relationships and visit sites/bids; travel as needed.
• Work on-site daily; Dayton office; no hybrid; local flexibility.

Skills

Estimating

Bid prep

Project management

Mentoring

Cost tracking

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Driver's license

Education

Bachelor's degree in CM/engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Advastar, Inc. in Dayton, OH seeks a Senior Project Manager / Estimator to lead bids and delivery of major T&D projects. You will prepare and review estimates from specs and drawings, drawing on historical data, and mentor project managers as the team grows.

Responsibilities include ensuring on-schedule, on-budget performance, cost-to-complete projections, and collaboration with foremen and subcontractors. This is a high-impact, hands-on leadership role.