Commercial Construction Estimator

Commercial Construction Estimator

Company Name:
LaMarca Construction

Location:

Jefferson Hills, PA (On-Site Operations at Corporate HQ)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Schedule:

Monday – Friday (On-Site Collaboration)

Industry: Commercial General Construction & Hospitality Restoration

Pay Range: $75,000.00 – $ per year (Based on Experience)

Incentives:

Competitive Base Pay + Performance Commission + Year-End Bonus

The Opportunity

Master Pre-Construction Financials. Drive Volume for a National Hospitality Builder.

LaMarca Construction is seeking a sharp, analytical, and negotiation-focused Commercial Construction Estimator to anchor our pre-construction division at our corporate headquarters in Jefferson Hills. Operating as an established, family-owned general contractor with over two decades of exclusive national hospitality specialization, our firm commands a high-volume pipeline of hotel renovation projects across the United States.

This position is tailored for a detail-driven estimating specialist who excels at managing a subcontractor-driven bid model rather than self-perform tracking. You will take absolute ownership of multi-trade quantity takeoffs, bid solicitation campaigns, and comprehensive scope reconciliation for projects valued up to $5 Million. At LaMarca, your strategic numbers directly fuel our structural pipeline. We protect an employee-first workspace built on collaboration, flat communication structures, and performance incentives.

If you are a confident communicator who thrives on picking up the phone to negotiate with regional trades and hit aggressive pre-construction milestones, this position offers an exceptional career destination.

Key Responsibilities

You will command the entire pre-construction lifecycle, transforming technical architectural drawings into accurate, highly competitive project budgets:

• Technical Document Interpretation:
  Comprehensive review and cross-reference of architectural drawings, mechanical schematics, structural specs, and brand-specific interior finish manuals.
• On-Screen Digital Takeoffs:
  Perform high-precision on-screen spatial quantity takeoffs, consolidating trade data models into structured corporate Excel matrices.
• Aggressive Bid Solicitation:
  Lead targeted outreach and procurement campaigns, calling and sourcing regional subcontractors across multiple national jurisdictions to secure competitive pricing.
• Trade Scope Reconciliation:
  Evaluate incoming subcontractor proposals to verify full scope alignment, ensuring no coverage gaps or redundancies across divisions (flooring, drywall, MEP, carpentry).
• Jurisdictional Compliance Assessment:
  Coordinate with municipal building officials and local engineers to identify regional permitting frameworks and code variables before project pricing finalization.
• Pre-Construction Client Relations:
  Serve as a technical point of contact for clients, addressing pre-bid questions, design clarifications, and value engineering recommendations.
• Operational Project Handoff:
  Finalize line-item project estimates and coordinate comprehensive financial handoff packages for the project management and field field execution teams.

What You Need to Succeed (Qualifications)

• Estimating Tenure: A minimum of 5 to 7 years of dedicated, professional experience estimating commercial renovations, tenant improvements (TI), or structural interior overhauls up to the $5 Million threshold.
• Subcontractor Procurement Fluency:
  Proven mastery of a subcontractor-driven estimating model, with verified experience in cold-calling, vetting, and managing trade buyouts.
• Software
  
  Competency:
  
  Expert-level proficiency with digital on-screen takeoff (OST) software architectures and advanced Microsoft Excel spreadsheet logic.
• Technical Blueprint Literacy:
  Advanced ability to read, navigate, and audit complex architectural, structural, and civil drawings.
• Regulatory Knowledge:
  Functional understanding of local commercial building codes, permitting sequences, and municipal zoning processes.
• Execution Capabilities:
  Outstanding communication skills, a high level of organizational discipline, and the capacity to coordinate multiple bids simultaneously under tight deadlines.
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