Sr. Steel Estimator

Adena Corporation; Mansfield (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Adena Corporation in Mansfield, OH is seeking a Senior Structural Steel Fabrication Estimator to lead budgets, detailed estimates, and competitive bids for structural steel projects. You will evaluate drawings, specifications, and risks to deliver complete pricing and support design-assist and value engineering efforts.

The role includes guiding the estimating team, coaching junior staff, and building key relationships with owners, architects, engineers, and contractors to optimize project

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of structural steel fabrication estimating experience.
• Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication, detailing, shop operations, and erection practices.
• Proficiency with Tekla Structures and Bluebeam Revu.
• Demonstrated success developing conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, and negotiated proposals.
• Experience providing design-assist and preconstruction services.
• Strong client relationship management and business development skills.
• Understanding of design-build, CMAR, negotiated, and traditional hard-bid delivery methods.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing estimating personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of AISC standards and structural steel industry best practices.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, analytical, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to contribute to company growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead preparation of conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, negotiated proposals, and competitive bids for structural steel fabrication and erection projects.
• Evaluate project drawings, specifications, schedules, contract requirements, constructability considerations, and commercial risks to develop complete and competitive project pricing.
• Provide design-assist and value-engineering support, participate in project pursuit and pricing decisions, and develop productive relationships with owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors, and other industry partners.
• Establish estimating standards, review the work of other estimators, and provide coaching and technical guidance to less-experienced team members.

Skills

Estimating

Team leadership

Client relationships

Communication

Design-assist

Preconstruction

Project pricing

Value engineering

Mentoring

AISC standards

Tools

Tekla Structures

Bluebeam Revu

Job description

Qualified applicants can apply online at adenacorporation.com/careers or in person at either 1310 West Fourth St., Mansfield, Ohio 44906. Resumes may be submitted to [e-mail].

Position Description

The Senior Structural Steel Fabrication Estimator is responsible for leading the preparation of conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, negotiated proposals, and competitive bids for structural steel fabrication and erection projects. This position evaluates project drawings, specifications, schedules, contract requirements, constructability considerations, and commercial risks to develop complete and competitive project pricing.

The Senior Estimator also provides design-assist and value-engineering support, participates in project pursuit and pricing decisions, and develops productive relationships with owners, architects, engineers, construction managers, general contractors, and other industry partners. As a senior member of the estimating team, this position establishes estimating standards, reviews the work of other estimators, and provides coaching and technical guidance to less-experienced team members.

Position Requirements

Desired Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of structural steel fabrication estimating experience.
• Strong understanding of structural steel fabrication, detailing, shop operations, and erection practices.
• Proficiency with Tekla Structures and Bluebeam Revu.
• Demonstrated success developing conceptual budgets, detailed estimates, and negotiated proposals.
• Experience providing design-assist and preconstruction services.
• Strong client relationship management and business development skills.
• Understanding of design-build, CMAR, negotiated, and traditional hard-bid delivery methods.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or developing estimating personnel.
• Ability to communicate effectively with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of AISC standards and structural steel industry best practices.
• Excellent written, verbal, organizational, analytical, presentation, and leadership skills.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a desire to contribute to company growth.