Director of Construction Estimating

Job Title:
Director of Construction Estimating

Location:

Stoystown, PA
Type:
Direct-Hire
Work Model:
Onsite

Hours:

Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

• Provide leadership and direction for the construction estimating department
• Establish and maintain consistent estimating processes, standards, and best practices
• Guide estimates from initial project review through bid submission and handoff to project teams
• Evaluate prospective projects and recommend which to pursue
• Prioritize estimating work based on project value, strategic importance, capacity, and likelihood of award
• Oversee major, complex, and high-value estimates to ensure they are accurate, complete, competitive, and profitable
• Review drawings, specifications, scopes of work, schedules, contracts, and related project documents
• Develop and validate labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, fabrication, engineering, supervision, and general-condition costs
• Set realistic labor and manpower assumptions based on project requirements and execution conditions
• Obtain and evaluate subcontractor and vendor pricing
• Identify project risks, exclusions, assumptions, and potential cost exposures
• Lead formal estimate review meetings for significant projects
• Review margins and pricing strategies with executive leadership, balancing competitiveness, risk, capacity, and profitability
• Work with operations and project management to define realistic execution assumptions
• Coordinate with engineering and fabrication to assess internal capabilities, capacity, schedules, and costs
• Support pursuit strategy and market opportunities alongside business development and executive leadership
• Participate in pre-bid meetings, customer meetings, job walks, and negotiations
• Transition awarded projects from estimating to project management and operations, and communicate scope, pricing, exclusions, risks, and assumptions to the project team
• Lead, coach, and mentor estimating staff, setting departmental goals, priorities, and performance expectations
• Assign estimates according to complexity, workload, experience, and available resources
• Review team estimates for quality, accuracy, completeness, and competitiveness, and advise on complex estimating issues and risks
• Participate in hiring, performance management, compensation recommendations, and professional development
• Establish and monitor estimating metrics, including bid volume, win rate, gross margin, estimate accuracy, turnaround time, and estimate-to-actual results
• Analyze bid results and project performance to identify trends and improvement opportunities
• Build processes to capture actual project costs and use historical data to refine future estimates
• Compare estimated labor hours, productivity, equipment, and subcontractor costs against actual results
• Improve estimating technology, systems, databases, templates, and processes
• Monitor construction market conditions, labor availability, material pricing, and subcontractor markets

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and significant relevant experience
• 10+ years of progressive experience in construction estimating, project management, construction operations, or a related field
• Significant experience estimating complex construction projects
• Prior experience leading or managing an estimating team
• Experience in a senior estimating, estimating management, construction operations, or comparable leadership role
• Strong understanding of construction labor, materials, equipment, subcontracting, fabrication, engineering, and project costs
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, bid documents, contracts, schedules, and scopes of work
• Strong…