Lead Estimator

Lead Estimator

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Seattle

Reporting To: Andy Auxier

Compensation: $150,000 - $180,000 / year

Stacy Witbeck seeks a Lead Estimator to be an instrumental part of an estimating team for cost estimates for bidding of heavy civil, transit, and transportation construction projects ranging from $5 million to $1 billion+ including all essential elements and steps necessary for a successful bid; receiving and reviewing bid documents; assuming responsibilities for estimate development; assembly of Bid Packages to assisting with final Bid submission.

Opportunity exists for transition to field role.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Assigns and manages estimating team.
• Direct Take-Off efforts for assigned portions of the estimate.
• Actively participate in strategy meetings on project approach, schedule, and strategy.
• Prepare an Estimate Specific guideline for all of the required items that must be performed during the preparation of the estimate and submittal of a bid.
• Lead discussions on scope, access, risk coordination with other disciplines.
• Participate in overall project strategy and risk discussions.
• Manage the preparation and negotiation of the estimate and prepare critical portions.
• Present assigned portion of estimate in the In-House Review and, if applicable, the Joint Venture Review. This includes scope overview, key considerations/risk, schedule and general approach.
• Prepare cost estimates for both hard-money and negotiated work, to include cost estimate preparation utilizing Estimating Software (currently HCSS), analyzing, and establishing means, methods, production rates, and schedules.
• Close‑Out (prepare plug or self‑performed vs. actual quoted price comparisons), or direct close‑out of, assigned portions of the work.
• Present assigned portion of estimate in Owner/ICE reviews.

Please note--Requirements are essential, but preferences have flexibility.

• 12+ years of construction experience or equivalent combinations of technical training and construction experience are required but exposure, experience, or internships are all beneficial to your candidacy.
• 7+ years of estimating experience in Heavy Civil.
• Civil Engineering or Construction Management Degree (preferred) or alternative field exposure/experience will be considered in place of a degree.
• Knowledge of plan reading and interpretation, take‑off, MS‑Excel software, construction means, methods, and productions, scheduling, and common sense are a must.
• Knowledge of MS‑Word, P‑6 Scheduling, MS‑PowerPoint, Agtek, Bluebeam, and/or HCSS software are pluses.
• Must be able to navigate uneven terrain for pre‑bid site investigations.
• Travel is required.

• Experience in Heavy Civil, Structures, Transit, or Transportation construction is preferred.
• Ideally will have worked as a Field Engineer on heavy/civil construction projects.
• Previous experience managing junior level estimators is preferred.
• Interest or experience in Transit, Civil or Structures estimating and construction is ideal.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Award‑winning contractor with a dynamic business model and an excellent reputation.
• We are a 100% employee‑owned company with a competitive ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)
• Company pays 100% of employee premiums for health insurance; employee pays up to $15 per week for family premiums. Benefits and employee costs are subject to change
• HSA and FSA plans that will allow you to divert pre‑tax money.
• Life insurance provided by the company at 2.5 times your yearly salary.