Senior Civil Construction Estimator

Fiore & Sons, Inc. is an employee-owned (ESOP) civil construction company with over 70 years of experience serving Colorado and the surrounding states. As an industry leader known for innovation, environmental stewardship, and a people-first culture, we believe in sharing success with our team. We offer stability, career growth, and exceptional benefits, including 100% employer-paid health and dental premiums. At Fiore, every team member is valued, respected, and empowered to make an impact.

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The Senior Estimator at Fiore & Sons is thorough, meticulous, and curious while also being a great leader and communicator. The Senior Estimator is responsible for preparing various Heavy Civil Construction estimates while also supporting the Estimating team and the business development and marketing efforts of the Company. The Senior Estimator has a high-level understanding of Heavy Civil Construction and has the ability to comprehend and speak to complex construction plans, perform job walk-throughs, and provide input to Executive Leadership while also building solid, mutually beneficial relationships with clients.

$ to $ annually dependent on experience, skills, and level of hire

• Coaches, trains, and mentors staff to maximize departmental efficiencies while maintaining a professional and positive working environment. Evaluates staff objectively in a timely manner and addresses challenges in a manner that fosters team relations and cooperation.
• Leverages curiosity, customer service, expertise, and innovation to understand the ins and outs of proposal requests by reviewing construction documents and drawings, scope of work, job walks, and discussions with the client.
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with customers throughout the bidding process and ensures the development of long-term, mutually beneficial relationships with clients.
• Prepares estimates on large and complex projects by calculating a complete quantity takeoff of the scope of work, and assures estimates are accurate and in line with customer needs, expected unit cost history, and profit margins.
• Manages all aspects of the bidding process on estimates.
• Initiates communication with clients for prospective new work and understands projects that will best fit with company workload needs.
• Reviews specifications, soil reports, and plans upon receipt of invitation to bid and communicates findings with Executive Leadership and other stakeholders.
• Performs full site review, evaluation, and analysis and provides documentation and feedback to Executive Leadership and other stakeholders.
• Reviews team member bids for accuracy, completeness, and constructability and provides effective feedback and coaching on bids.
• Conducts weekly one-on-one meetings with direct reports.
• Collaborates with Project Management team upon project award in order to allocate a Project Manager to job and maintains an open line of communication to discuss all relevant issues in a timely manner.
• Compiles all hand-off data, schedules and facilitates hand-off meeting with Project Management.
• Prepares detailed proposal specifications and schedule, and coordinates concept drawings that accurately portray the scope of work and requirements of the project for presentation to the owner.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships with all involved parties, such as Owners, Architects, Fiore personnel, and subcontractors to create a supportive and communicative environment.
• Utilizes extensive knowledge of market trends to assist in the development and implementation of marketing plans, provides input into the development of marketing materials, and assists in sourcing new clients.
• Uses knowledge, strong attention to detail and follow-up skills to solicit quotes from suppliers and subcontractors, and organizes, reviews, and completes detailed scopes of work and cost comparisons for each.
• Supports Estimating Director in hiring candidates whose skills, aptitude, and attitude are appropriate for the work being performed and who operate within Company, State, and Federal policies and procedures.
• Assesses…