Capital TechSearch, Inc. has been retained by a well-established commercial concrete contractor in Central Virginia to hire a Senior Estimator. The company is part of a larger, family-owned construction group. It offers the stability of a bigger organization with the feel of a close-knit team. This is a key role, and your estimates will directly shape the work the company wins.
The company works on academic, medical, multifamily, parking structure, and other commercial building projects, covering foundations, cast-in-place structures, slabs, and specialty concrete.
What you’ll do
- Prepare complete bids for commercial concrete packages of $10M and up, from the request for proposal through submission
- Review front-end documents, drawings, specifications, addenda and geotechnical reports to define scope
- Do quantity takeoffs and price labor, materials, equipment and subcontractor quotes
- Write clear proposals with detailed scopes of work: inclusions, exclusions, qualifications and alternates
- Track and maintain active bids, including follow-up, revisions, value engineering and scope review calls with general contractors
- Hand off awarded projects to operations, and track estimated against actual costs to improve future pricing
- Work closely with operations, project managers, superintendents, general contractors and suppliers
What you bring
- 7+ years of commercial concrete estimating experience, including packages of $10M or more
- Strong knowledge of building construction: foundations, elevated slabs, cast-in-place structures, formwork, rebar and post-tensioning
- A track record of winning work and maintaining a healthy bid pipeline
- Experience with job profit and loss, or with comparing estimated and actual costs
- Skill with estimating and takeoff software. On Center (On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid) is strongly preferred; Bluebeam, PlanSwift or similar tools also count.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
Why this role
- A lead estimating seat with real influence on what the company bids and wins
- A stable, growing company with a strong reputation in the region
- Competitive compensation and bonus
- Charlottesville: a college town at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, with easy access to Richmond and DC