Mason Project Manager​/Estimator

Northland Concrete & Masonry (NCM) is a leading commercial concrete and masonry contractor specializing in complex commercial, industrial, institutional, and large-scale construction projects. Our work includes structural concrete, foundations, slabs, formwork, masonry, and specialty scopes.

As a Mason Project Manager / Estimator
, you will play a key role in developing accurate and competitive masonry estimates and managing projects from preconstruction through completion. This position combines estimating, project management, client communication, contract administration, and coordination with NCM's field teams to ensure projects are successfully executed safely, efficiently, and profitably.

The ideal candidate has strong commercial masonry knowledge, understands how masonry projects are built in the field, and can translate drawings and specifications into accurate labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor requirements.

• Review construction drawings, specifications, addenda, contracts, and bid documents to determine project scope and requirements.
• Perform detailed masonry takeoffs for CMU, brick, stone, precast, veneer, flashing, reinforcing, insulation, and related masonry scopes.
• Develop accurate estimates for labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and other project costs.
• Analyze project plans and specifications to identify scope gaps, discrepancies, exclusions, and potential risks.
• Develop labor and production assumptions based on project conditions, quantities, sequencing, and schedule requirements.
• Solicit and evaluate material and subcontractor pricing.
• Obtain and compare supplier quotes to ensure competitive and accurate pricing.
• Prepare complete and competitive proposals for general contractors and owners.
• Review bid documents and identify opportunities for value engineering or alternative approaches.
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, site visits, scope reviews, and project turnover meetings.
• Work closely with NCM leadership to review estimates, pricing, margins, and overall project strategy.
• Maintain accurate estimating documentation and historical pricing information for future bids.

• Manage assigned masonry projects from contract award through completion and closeout.
• Review contracts, scopes, schedules, drawings, and specifications to ensure NCM's responsibilities are clearly understood.
• Conduct project turnover from estimating to project execution and communicate key scope, pricing, and project assumptions to the field team.
• Partner closely with superintendents, foremen, project engineers, and field crews to ensure successful project execution.
• Monitor project progress, schedule, labor requirements, material needs, and overall performance.
• Identify project risks and develop strategies to address issues before they impact cost, schedule, or quality.
• Maintain consistent communication between the office, field operations, general contractors, owners, suppliers, and subcontractors.
• Assist with project scheduling and coordinate NCM's masonry work with other trades and project activities.

• Maintain accountability for project budgets, costs, billings, and profitability.
• Review weekly job costs and identify labor, material, or production variances.
• Monitor estimated versus actual labor hours and material usage.
• Work with superintendents and foremen to address projects trending over budget.
• Prepare and submit monthly project billings.
• Review billed quantities and completed work to ensure NCM is properly compensated.
• Allocate project estimates to accounting and maintain accurate job cost information.
• Track projected costs, revenue, and profitability throughout the project.
• Communicate significant financial risks, variances, and opportunities to NCM leadership.

• Identify changes in project scope and evaluate their impact on cost, labor, materials, and schedule.
• Prepare, price, negotiate, and process change orders.
• Maintain accurate change order logs and track changes through completion.
• Identify potential change order opportunities and ensure NCM is compensated for additional work.
• Review and process time-and-material work and ensure appropriate documentation is maintained.
• Work with field personnel to document changed or additional work.
• Review revised drawings and specifications for potential cost and scope impacts.

• Work closely with NCM…