Senior Estimator, National Aviation

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self‑perform construction, and technology start‑up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Suffolk – America’s contractor – is a national company with over $9 billion in annual revenue and operates 17 offices across the United States. We manage complex projects across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission‑critical, and commercial sectors.

Our total rewards program offers competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market‑leading medical and mental health benefits, dental and vision plans, virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care, generous paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employer match, company‑paid and voluntary life insurance, tax‑deferred savings accounts, ten backup daycare days each year, short‑ and long‑term disability, commuter benefits, and more.

• Ensure that the estimating process runs smoothly and efficiently, and client expectations are exceeded throughout the duration of the project(s).
• Build relationships to understand client, designer and subcontractor needs and expectations.
• Effectively facilitate collaboration among team members.
• Effectively communicate with all stakeholders.
• Manage Assistant Estimators.
• Participate in business development activities, presentations, and interviews.
• Lead the Estimating team, including Assistant Estimators, MEP Estimators and Career Start team members, on projects.
• Develop others and act as a subject‑matter expert (SME).
• Prepare an in‑house budget and GMP.
• Prepare quantity take‑offs and apply unit pricing for material and labor to establish a value for the work.
• Understand the full scope of the project through document review and by asking questions of the design team and owner.
• Prepare value engineering and risk analysis.
• Prepare qualifications and assumptions for the estimate.
• Prepare cost comparisons and reconcile with previous estimates.
• Reconcile with outside Estimators.
• Lead constructability reviews.
• Manage subcontractor solicitation and selection process.
• Prepare Exhibit B, and/or scope sheets.
• Ensure quality control of department bids and estimates.

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field.
• Minimum eight years of experience in estimating.
• Minimum five years of experience in the aviation sector.
• Proficient computer skills.
• Working knowledge of Excel spreadsheets and word processing programs.
• Experience with estimating software such as Timberline, OST, MC2.
• Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing.
• Candidate must possess Suffolk’s core values: passion, integrity, hard work, professionalism, and caring.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time, talk or hear, perform fine motor, hand, and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and reach with arms and/or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level and will also perform job site walking.

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions,…