Construction Estimator

Solidus, Inc. is a full-service design-build construction company headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, with offices in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The company has been providing construction services for over thirty years. Our integrated approach encompasses the entire construction process, from property search to design and architectural services to commercial ground-up construction and renovations. We specialize in branch construction and transformation for the financial services industry and have designed and built hundreds of banks and credit unions.

Project profiles range from $100K to $20M+, with work across New England, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

With several hundred clients, we have plenty of great opportunities for new team members who want to be the best in their field. We offer consistent work, top pay, and benefits. We are seeking to expand our growing team with a talented Estimator who is detail-oriented, analytical, and possesses excellent organizational and communication skills for commercial construction projects. We provide a collaborative, supportive environment and comprehensive benefits that encourage our employees and their families to build lifelong relationships with us.

Solidus is seeking a person to join our growth-oriented business, where you can be part of a dynamic, high-performing, and supportive team. We seek a unique addition to our team of estimators to handle projects across New England, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Ohio.

Solidus is an achievement-oriented organization that invests in our staff's professional development. Team loyalty and shared commitment are hallmarks of our work culture, and we encourage the open sharing of ideas and support independent decision-making.

We have built a strong business through exceptional customer responsiveness and impeccable quality. With these high standards, every member of the Solidus team must support the Company’s mission, vision, and values by exhibiting excellence and competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, commitment to customers, accountability, and ownership.

Some of the ways these qualities are demonstrated include:

• Collaborating with project managers, architects, and subcontractors to gather essential project details and requirements.
• Preparing accurate and detailed cost estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor work.
• Analyzing project blueprints, specifications, and other documents to determine project scope and feasibility.
• Identifying potential risks and cost-saving opportunities to ensure project efficiency and profitability.
• Assisting in the preparation of bids and proposals for new and existing clients.
• Maintaining and updating cost databases and historical pricing records.
• Communicating effectively with internal teams, vendors, and subcontractors to obtain pricing and project-related information.

The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple estimates simultaneously. Strong analytical skills and proficiency in construction estimating software are essential. This individual must be an excellent communicator who can build relationships with vendors, clients, and internal teams to ensure the accuracy and competitiveness of our project estimates.

This position is based out of Solidus’s East Hartford, CT headquarters, with some travel as needed for site visits and client meetings. Solidus offers a supportive, collaborative environment where team members can thrive and contribute to the company’s continued success.

• Develop amicable working relationships with subcontractors and vendors.
• Conceptualize schematic plans and assemble budgetary estimates for privately negotiated work.
• Review, interpret, and accurately estimate the scope of work as described and outlined in the project documents.
• Execute quantity take-offs of all applicable CSI sections.
• Solicit and collect subcontractors’/vendors’ bids and quotations for budgetary and final pricing.
• Verify that subcontractors’/vendors’ scopes of work are accurate in terms of quantities and scope items…