Position Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Structures Estimator to join our team. In this role, you will provide comprehensive estimating services from project advertisement through award and budget creation. Your projects will include bridges (substructure and superstructure), retaining walls, shoring, cast-in-place structures, precast structures, box culverts, and other heavy civil and highway work associated with structural components.
You will need excellent communication and organizational skills to collaborate effectively with clients, subcontractors, material suppliers, design firms, utility companies, and all stakeholders. Using HCSS Heavy Bid, you will ensure the most accurate and thorough structures estimates are assembled. This position requires teamwork with the Client Estimating Team, The Client Chief Estimator, Senior Estimator, and other operational staff to deliver competitive bids in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Assemble complete structures estimates for bridges, retaining walls, cast-in-place and precast structures, box culverts, and associated heavy civil/highway work using HCSS Heavy Bid.
- Prepare estimates by calculating data such as quantity take-offs, material price lists, labor costs, and equipment costs.
- Analyze structural projects by reviewing plan sets, geotechnical reports, attending pre-bid meetings, and conducting site visits.
- Perform detailed quantity takeoffs and calculations using OST, Planswift, Excel, and Bluebeam.
- Review historical data and compile reports to develop guidelines and precedents for estimates.
- Incorporate historical data into unit and man-hour figures within HCSS Heavy Bid.
- Develop bid package estimate documents and maintain accurate backup files for estimating figures.
- Create and manage subcontractor requests for proposals.
- Review design options and recommend the best solutions based on cost, quality, or material availability.
- Follow awarded contracts, including estimating extra work items, change orders, and procuring materials.
- Conduct and lead comprehensive bid reviews with the Chief Estimator and Management Team before bid day.
Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of operational experience on structures-related projects, including bridges, retaining walls, cast-in-place and precast structures, and box culverts.
- Minimum of 5 years of estimating experience on structures-related projects.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience using HCSS Heavy Bid, OST, Excel, and Bluebeam.
- Strong technical knowledge of structural scopes, specifications, heavy civil construction, civil engineering principles, and construction methods.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, subcontractors, and material suppliers.
- Deep understanding of structure production, crew assembly, equipment allocation, work sequence, and scheduling.
