Spokane: Experienced Commercial Estimator — Growth & Impact

Baker Construction & Development, Inc.; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)

401(k) with company match

Life insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Profit sharing opportunities

Performance-based bonus system

Job summary

Baker Construction & Development, Inc. in Spokane, WA is seeking a Commercial Construction Estimator to lead preconstruction and pricing efforts for diverse projects.

You will develop estimates, solicit bids, and coordinate with subcontractors to ensure competitive proposals. The role requires 3–5 years in commercial construction estimating or related fields, strong plan reading, and proficiency with Procore and Bluebeam.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of proven experience in commercial construction estimating, preconstruction, project engineering, or project management.
• Experience pricing ground-up and tenant improvement projects across healthcare, financial, retail, dental, hospitality, industrial, education, and multi-family sectors.
• Ability to read and interpret plans, specifications, scopes of work, and technical documents.
• Proficiency in estimating and bid management software.

Responsibilities

• Support and lead successful preconstruction and estimating efforts for multiple commercial projects.
• Perform quantity takeoffs from plans and specs for all scopes.
• Prepare conceptual, schematic, design development, negotiated, and hard bid estimates.
• Solicit bids from subcontractors, suppliers, and vendors.
• Develop and manage bid lists for complete market coverage.
• Review subcontractor proposals for scope gaps and competitiveness.
• Prepare estimate summaries, bid tabs, and pricing comparisons.
• Assist with value engineering and cost-saving alternatives.
• Coordinate project handoff to operations after award.
• Build relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and industry partners.
• Participate in preconstruction meetings and client presentations.

Skills

Commercial construction estimating

Communication

Read plans/specs

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Office

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction management

Engineering degree a plus

Tools

Procore

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Excel

Sage 300 / Acumatica

Job description

Baker Construction & Development, Inc. in Spokane, WA is seeking a Commercial Construction Estimator to lead preconstruction and pricing efforts for diverse projects.

You will develop estimates, solicit bids, and coordinate with subcontractors to ensure competitive proposals. The role requires 3–5 years in commercial construction estimating or related fields, strong plan reading, and proficiency with Procore and Bluebeam.