Estimating Manager

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Salary $140,000 - $180,000 per year

A Bit About Us

We exist to make better buildings faster. We are part of a larger framework - Design Manufacture Construct (DMC) - that guide building design so that construction can leverage manufacturing productivity. We’re made up of smart architects, engineers, manufacturers, programmers, and other generalists that are united by the notion that to make great things intelligently is a worthy pursuit. We are seeking a talented and energetic Architects to join our design group.

Job description As a Program Architect, you will work with project teams in a dynamic, rapid-growth work environment with bright and talented engineers, architects, designers, builders, crafters, and manufacturers to improve and deploy a prototype building program and to build an alternative to the traditional construction industry. From desk to factory floor to job sites and client meetings, you will be challenged to develop your skills in a new field, taking a critical role in project delivery via the DMC methodology

Why join us?

We offer the full spectrum of comprehensive benefits including health, dental, and vision insurance. We also offer flexible spending accounts, paid time off, short term disability, long term disability, life insurance and a 401k plan.

Job Details

Design-Manufacture-Construct (DMC) is an integrated building delivery system that leverages powerful design and manufacturing productivity to simplify construction. The organization operates at the intersection of service and product, bringing together cross-trained professionals in architecture, engineering, industrial design, digital fabrication, manufacturing, technology, and construction.

The mission is to deliver buildings that are twice as good, twice as fast, and deliver twice the value (2x2x2)—not by following the industry, but by leading it.

The DMC Estimating Leader is responsible for driving competitive estimating outcomes, managing preconstruction and pricing strategies, and ensuring accurate, profitable, and well-communicated cost models across a diverse portfolio of projects.

• Estimating Leadership & Strategy
  Drive competitive and accurate estimating outcomes across all preconstruction and pricing efforts.
• Assign estimating tasks to support staff based on project scope, schedule, and complexity.
• Develop detailed bases of estimate, clearly documenting assumptions, qualifications, and risks.
• Maintain, refine, and continuously improve estimating databases, including Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Monitor the accuracy, efficiency, and success of department budgets, bids, and GMPs; implement corrective strategies as needed.
• Evaluate project risk during bid and GMP preparation and ensure pricing strategies support profitability.

• Preconstruction & Project Planning Prepare conceptual, schematic, design development, and GMP estimates to support clients and preconstruction activities.
• Develop initial project schedules, work plans, and cost models.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs, labor estimates, and work plans for self-perform scopes (including carpentry and concrete).
• Lead constructability reviews and provide value analysis of plans and specifications for coordination, completeness, and clarity.
• Assist program teams with change management estimating throughout design development.
• Monitor design scope changes that impact budget or schedule; identify causes and advise clients accordingly.

• Cross-Functional Coordination Collaborate closely with Design, Manufacturing, Construction, MEP, BIM, Supply Chain, and Operations teams.
• Coordinate technical proposal requirements with business development and marketing teams.
• Support the development and implementation of procedures and standards for MEP and BIM services.
• Ensure proper handoff from preconstruction and estimating to operations through structured turnover meetings and documentation.
• Capture and communicate lessons learned to…