Senior Estimator

At Reeder General Contractors, we are driven by a clear mission: to provide opportunity and add value to the lives of the people we work with. We accomplish this by delivering purpose-driven construction services rooted in a safety-first approach, servant leadership, family values, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. Simply put, our mission is to Make People Better—our employees, our partners, and the communities we serve

Our Senior Estimator is responsible for the overall project estimate or bid while providing leadership, training, and mentoring for the team under the Director of Preconstruction. This role works closely with clients, architects/engineers, and subcontractors/suppliers to plan cost factors for building projects, and analyzes construction documents, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare accurate time, cost, and labor estimates and bids for projects.

• Lead major pursuits and serve as the primary estimating lead on large, complex bids
• Develop conceptual budgets during early project planning and preconstruction phases
• Establish estimating strategy for each pursuit, including approach, resources, and timeline
• Lead bid reviews and present final numbers to leadership prior to submission
• Perform risk assessments and identify cost and schedule risks before they impact a project
• Review contracts for scope, terms, and exposure ahead of buyout and award
• Develop value engineering options that protect scope while improving cost or schedule outcomes
• Support business development efforts, including proposal input and client-facing positioning
• Participate in owner and architect interviews as a representative of the preconstruction team
• Improve estimating procedures, tools, and standards across the department
• Lead and mentor estimating staff, providing training and day-to-day guidance
• Coordinate scheduling across active pursuits to ensure estimating deadlines and milestones are met

• 7+ years of estimating experience
• Proven success on large, complex projects
• Strong understanding of current market conditions
• Advanced constructability knowledge
• Strong understanding of project scheduling
• Cost modeling
• Preconstruction planning
• Interview experience representing the company to owners and architects

• Leadership
• Executive communication
• Strategic thinking
• Well versed in negotiation and buyout
• Coaching
• Critical thinking
• Client relationship management

• Highly accurate estimates
• Strong project win rate
• Trusted advisor to operations
• Protects company profitability
• Builds owner and architect confidence

• This position is primarily performed in an office environment and requires prolonged periods of sitting, working at a computer, and communicating with internal team members, subcontractors, and vendors.
• Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet project needs
• Assignment location may include project sites and/or in the office

• Attendance and punctuation: Shows up consistently on time for work every day. Shows up ahead of time to prepare for regularly scheduled meetings. Deliver assignments on time. Following through with commitments.
• Behaviors relations with others: Cooperates & contributes to team efforts, responds positively to suggestions and instructions or criticism, keeps internal and external team members informed of important details, and adapts well to changing circumstances. Maintains a zero gossip focus and discourages others from spreading gossip or rumors. Stays professional by not talking bad about internal or external team members. Never criticize, condemn or complain.
• Leadership: Shows up consistently on time for work every day. Shows up ahead of time to prepare for regularly scheduled meetings. Deliver assignments on time. Following through with commitments.
• Problem solving
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  Identifies resources needed to resolve a problem and/or when a problem should be escalated to higher levels or transferred to individuals with more expertise. Determines and recommends alternative actions to be taken to resolve issues. Seeks solutions that exhibit win/win…