Job Description
Job DescriptionBid Strategy Estimator
Compensation: $90k–$95k
Imagine This
A tight deadline, a complex set of drawings, and a client expecting clarity. You dive into the plans, translate scope into quantities, validate market pricing with trusted partners, then brief stakeholders with a clear, defensible estimate and a path to deliver on schedule. That’s the impact you’ll make here.
Your Mission
- Decode blueprints, specs, and project plans to create precise takeoffs.
- Construct end-to-end cost models—materials, labor, and indirects included.
- Assess risk levers that influence price, productivity, and schedule.
- Build and maintain a competitive bid network; collect and compare vendor/sub proposals.
- Nurture relationships with vendors, subcontractors, clients, and architects.
- Keep scope, quantities, and costs current within our project management platform.
- Deliver clear estimate presentations to leadership and project stakeholders.
- Track actual costs post-award and maintain audit-ready records.
- Collaborate with Project Managers on bid strategy and schedule development.
- Contribute wherever needed to move bids and projects forward.
What Sets You Up for Success
- Comfort interpreting technical documents, drawings, and specifications.
- Detail-first, analytically minded, and highly organized.
- Professional communicator—concise, tactful, and confident in English.
- Customer-centered approach with clients and teammates alike.
- Skilled at prioritizing work to meet deadlines.
- Motivated to master our project management software quickly.
Physical Requirements & Work Environment
This position involves regular communication and computer/document-based work, with frequent use of hands for handling tools, controls, and materials. Employees may occasionally stand, walk, sit, reach, and lift or move items weighing up to 25 pounds. The position requires near and distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. The typical work environment has low to moderate noise levels. Reasonable accommodations may be provided as required.
Join Us
If you’re ready to shape winning proposals and set projects up for success, we’d love to meet you. Apply today for immediate consideration.