Job Description
Excavation Estimator - Earthwork and Sitework Construction - Base Salary to 145k/year - Mokena, IL
- Our client is a long-standing, family-owned excavation and general contracting company specializing in commercial earthwork and site development projects throughout the greater Chicago area. This organization self-performs excavation and is actively expanding its earthwork division, creating an opportunity for an experienced estimator to play a key role in that growth.
- The Excavation Estimator will manage bids from initial review through final submission, focusing on commercial earthwork and sitework projects ranging from approximately $20, 000 to $1M.
Responsibilities:
- Review civil drawings, specifications, and bid documents for commercial sitework and earthwork projects
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs including excavation, grading, and material volumes
- Prepare complete cost estimates, bids, and proposals for assigned projects
- Identify scope gaps, risk factors, and necessary bid clarifications
- Attend pre-bid and post-bid meetings as needed
- Conduct site visits to validate scope and conditions
- Coordinate project handoff to operations and project management teams upon award
- Collaborate with field teams and leadership throughout the estimating process
- Support relationship development with general contractors and project stakeholders
Qualifications:
- 2+ years of experience in earthwork, excavation, or sitework construction (estimating or field-based experience)
- Ability to read and interpret civil/site plans independently
- Experience performing quantity takeoffs for earthwork scopes (grading, excavation, or similar)
- Proficiency using construction takeoff or estimating software (e.G., Bluebeam, WinEx Grade, Rocktek, or similar tools)
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills related to construction quantities and costing
- Ability to work onsite in Mokena, IL on a daily basis
- Ability to meet company driving requirements for site visits, where applicable
- Ability to comply with workplace safety policies, which may include pre-employment and ongoing drug and alcohol testing
Compensation:
- Base salary in the 100k - 145k/year range
- Comprehensive medical benefits
- 3 weeks of paid time off
- 401k with company match
- Company vehicle for job site visits
- Opportunity for advancement within a growing division
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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Mokena, IL |
| Industry | Business Services - Other |
| Salary | $100,000–$145,000 Per Year |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2002 |
| Website | https://www.allsearchinc.com |
About Company
AllSearch is one of the leading providers of industrial sales recruiting, manufacturing recruiting, HVAC recruiting, and construction / building product recruitment in the United States today. In complement to our largest practices, we also run long-standing, thriving niche recruitment practices specializing in the areas of both Insurance, and Engineering. Each practice is run by an industry veteran who spent a more than a decade working hands–on within the industry their recruiting practice represents. Talk about inside knowledge! Whether you’re a client looking for premier talent, or a candidate looking for a rewarding career opportunity, we can help you reach your goals. #StepYourJobUp
Skills
- Analysis Skillsunmatched
- Constructionunmatched
- Construction Estimating Softwareunmatched
- Construction Estimatesunmatched
- Cost Estimatesunmatched
- Earthmoving/Earthworksunmatched
- Excavationunmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Mathematicsunmatched
- Operations Managementunmatched
- Project/Program Coordinationunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Riskunmatched
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