Estimating Manager

Spyder Construction is a full-service general contractor specializing in large loss insurance restoration, structural repairs, capital improvement, and roofing projects for commercial and multi-family properties. We are committed to excellence and providing first-class service to every client on every project through clear communication, dedicated projected management, and the experience of our team.

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At Spyder, we don’t just build projects, we build people. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to consistently deliver while ensuring the greatest thing we build is our clients and our team.

We’re authentic, disciplined, gritty and deliver every time, no excuses. That’s why clients trust us, employees choose us, and our reputation earns respect across the industry. Here, top performers thrive, grow together, and reach their full potential. If you’re ready to own the outcome, deliver consistently, forge real relationships, and stay gritty while you keep growing, you’ll fit right in.

The Estimator is a core production role within Spyder Construction’s preconstruction department. You are responsible for producing accurate, complete estimates across Spyder’s verticals: capital improvement, reconstruction, insurance repair, roofing, and environmental/abatement. You work within the preconstruction department’s centralized workflow, receiving qualified opportunities through the intake process, developing scope and pricing, coordinating subcontractor quotes, and delivering estimate packages that feed into proposals and production handoff documents.

Beyond core estimating, this role carries individual responsibilities across several specialized preconstruction functions including sub procurement coordination, proposal support, and production handoff assembly. These responsibilities are designed to scale: you contribute to each function now, and these contributions grow into dedicated roles as department volume increases. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable working across multiple trades and project types simultaneously, and motivated by the opportunity to help build a department from the ground up.

• Produce complete, accurate estimates on competitive bids, change orders, and insurance repair projects. Primary focus on projects in the $50K-$250K range and all change orders regardless of size.
• Perform quantity takeoffs from plans and specifications using estimating software (Plan Swift, Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff, or equivalent).
• Develop scope and pricing on self-developed scope work, including site visits, field measurements, and scope documentation for projects where plans and specifications do not exist.
• Solicit, receive, and evaluate subcontractor quotes for each estimate. Identify scope gaps between sub quotes and project requirements.
• Prepare estimate summaries for Preconstruction Manager review before submission, including pricing breakdown, sub quote comparison, scope assumptions, and margin analysis.
• Maintain personal estimating throughput of 70-100 estimates annually, including change orders.
• Update the unit cost database with current pricing from completed estimates and project closeout data.

• Individual responsibility within a scalable function: You manage sub coordination on your assigned projects. As the department grows, centralized sub procurement shifts to a dedicated coordinator, but project-level sub coordination remains with the estimating team.
• Prepare and distribute sub bid packages for assigned projects using the department’s standardized templates and prequalified sub list.
• Follow up with subcontractors on bid deadlines, scope questions, and pricing clarifications.
• Maintain sub quote logs for each active estimate, tracking who was invited, who responded, pricing received, and scope covered.
• Flag sub pricing anomalies (significantly high or low bids, scope exclusions, qualification language) to the Preconstruction Manager for review.
• Contribute to the…