Deep Foundation Estimator​/Project Manager

Atlas Foundation Company is seeking an experienced Deep Foundation Estimator / Project Manager to join our team. Atlas self-performs a variety of specialty geotechnical construction services, including driven piling, helical piers, micropiles, drilled piers, earth retention systems, and ground improvement systems.

This position is responsible for identifying and pursuing project opportunities, developing accurate and competitive estimates, preparing clear scopes and proposals, and managing awarded projects from award through final completion.

The successful candidate will combine deep foundation construction knowledge, estimating ability, commercial judgment, project management skills, and strong communication with a willingness to take ownership of both estimating and project performance.

The Estimator / Project Manager will work closely with customers, engineers, general contractors, vendors, field supervisors, and Atlas team members to identify constructability challenges, manage project risk, coordinate resources, and deliver successful projects.

A key part of this position is developing and maintaining strong customer relationships. Timely communication, responsiveness, technical competence, and successful project execution should reinforce Atlas as a customer's preferred resource for deep foundations, earth retention, ground improvement, and other specialty foundation solutions.

• Identify and pursue prospective project opportunities within Atlas's scope of services.
• Develop and maintain relationships with general contractors, owners, engineers, developers, vendors, and industry partners.
• Follow up on bids, understand competitive position, and help convert opportunities into awarded work.
• Maintain strong relationships with existing customers to encourage repeat business and long-term partnerships.
• Represent Atlas professionally at customer meetings, project meetings, pre-bids, and industry events.
• Review plans, specifications, geotechnical reports, addenda, bid requirements, and other project documents.
• Perform accurate quantity takeoffs and develop production-based labor, equipment, material, and subcontractor costs.
• Evaluate soil conditions, groundwater, site access, existing structures, utilities, sequencing, schedule, logistics, and other factors affecting means, methods, production, equipment selection, and cost.
• Coordinate with internal and external engineering resources regarding design requirements, foundation alternatives, preliminary sizing, constructability, testing requirements, and value-engineering opportunities.
• Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, project risks, and opportunities for alternative solutions.
• Develop clear proposals defining Atlas's scope, pricing, assumptions, qualifications, exclusions, unit rates, and schedule considerations.
• Participate in bid reviews and ensure significant project risks are understood before proposal submission.
• Consider crew and equipment availability, backlog, project schedules, geographic requirements, and operational capacity when pursuing and pricing work.

• Manage awarded projects from award through completion and closeout.
• Review estimates, proposals, plans, specifications, geotechnical information, subcontracts, and other contract documents prior to construction.
• Develop and manage project budgets based on the production, quantity, labor, equipment, and material assumptions used in the estimate.
• Coordinate manpower, equipment, materials, subcontractors, engineering, submittals, testing, and schedules with Atlas field and operations personnel.
• Maintain regular communication with customers and field supervision regarding schedule, access, production, site conditions, changes, and upcoming requirements.
• Monitor project costs, production, quantities, committed costs, and overall financial performance.
• Forecast project performance and identify potential cost or schedule impacts early enough to take corrective action.
• Conduct periodic project reviews and communicate project status to Atlas management.
• Travel to project sites, customer meetings, pre-bid meetings, and industry events as required. Occasional overnight travel may be necessary.

• Review subcontracts, purchase orders, and customer agreements for scope, commercial, schedule, and risk-related concerns.
• Confirm Atlas's proposal, assumptions, exclusions, and agreed revisions are incorporated into final contract documents.
• Identify changed conditions, additional work, quantity overruns/underruns, delays, differing site conditions, and other events affecting cost or schedule.
• Provide timely written notice and prepare pricing for change requests and change orders.
• Maintain documentation supporting additional compensation or schedule adjustments and track commercial issues through resolution.

• Develop and maintain a strong working understanding of Atlas's deep foundation, earth retention, and ground…