Our client handles landmark commercial, health care, higher education, and renovations ranging from $100K to upwards of $100M+. If you are looking to advance your career with a well-respected builder that values quality, team continuity, and professional growth, this direct-hire role is an excellent fit!
As a Construction Estimator, you will play a critical role in gathering project requirements, evaluating risk, performing quantity take-offs, and building comprehensive cost estimates from contract documents. Working closely with the preconstruction leadership team, you will analyze subcontractor bids, calculate self-perform costs, and help secure high-value commercial projects.
salary: $80,000 - $85,000 per year
shift: First
work hours: 8 AM - 5 PM
education: Bachelors
Responsibilities
- Preconstruction & Scope Review: Thoroughly analyze construction plans, specifications, and contract documents to establish project scopes of work and identify operational/financial risks.
- Quantity Take-Offs & Cost Estimation: Perform accurate quantity take-offs and build cost estimates for assigned scopes, including self-perform work calculations and trade packages.
- Subcontractor & Supplier Relations: Solicit, analyze, and scope proposals from qualified subcontractors and suppliers. Develop bid recommendations based on quote analysis, self-perform costs, and project risk factors.
- Bid Team Collaboration: Work as a core member of the bid team, ensuring clear communication, identifying scope gaps or overlaps, and delivering polished, competitive bid packages to leadership.
- Jobsite & Progress Meetings: Prepare for and attend job site walkthroughs, pre-bid conferences, and progress meetings to gather critical field intelligence.
- Post-Project Cost Analysis: Conduct historical cost analysis at project completion to compare estimated vs. actual costs and refine future estimating benchmarks.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Build and maintain ongoing relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, architects, engineers, and project owners.
Skills
Qualifications
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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
This posting is open for thirty (30) days.
