Chief Estimator Overhead Transmission

Join Riggs Distler & Company, Inc. a leader in the construction industry with over a century of service supporting America’s most important infrastructure projects in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. Riggs Distler has a reputation as an employer of choice in the industry and promotes a safe, exciting, and team-oriented work environment, empowering people to grow and evolve with our business.

As a Chief Estimator you will be the hands-on estimating leader responsible for personally developing and completing detailed estimates for overhead transmission projects while also leading estimating strategy, consistency, and quality for the group. This position is not limited to reviewing the work of others; the Chief Estimator will maintain direct ownership of transmission estimates from initial scope review through final proposal and operational handoff.

The role will also review and provide estimating, constructability, and risk guidance for Drilling & Foundations and Matting & Access scopes, working collaboratively with the respective operational and technical leaders to ensure integrated project pricing and execution plans. This is a hybrid position with office location being in Rocky Hill, CT.

The salary range is $ -$.

• Competitive Compensation Package
• Paid Time Off
• Company sponsored Healthcare Plan including Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage
• HSA Account with Company Contribution
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Profit Sharing
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Student Loan Payment & 529 College Saving Program
• Company Paid:
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Employee Assistance Program

• Personally prepares, develops, and completes detailed estimates and proposals for overhead transmission projects, including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, indirect costs, escalation, schedule impacts, risk, contingency, and fee
• Leads the full estimating process for assigned transmission opportunities, including scope review, takeoffs, vendor and subcontractor solicitation, crew and equipment planning, pricing development, internal reviews, clarifications, and final submission
• Reviews drawings, specifications, customer standards, bid documents, RFIs, addenda, outage requirements, site conditions, access constraints, union requirements, and commercial terms to establish complete and defensible estimates
• Works directly with Operations, Project Management, Field Leadership, Safety, Fleet, Procurement, and Scheduling to develop practical execution plans and validate production rates, crew composition, equipment needs, sequencing, and project duration
• Reviews overhead transmission estimates prepared by other estimators, provides technical direction and constructive challenge, and ensures estimates are accurate, organized, timely, and aligned with operational strategy
• Reviews and provides guidance on Drilling & Foundations and Matting & Access estimates, with emphasis on scope integration, constructability, productivity assumptions, equipment strategy, schedule interfaces, risk, and overall proposal competitiveness
• Coordinates multi-discipline estimates where overhead transmission, drilling and foundations, and matting and access scopes are combined, ensuring that interfaces, exclusions, assumptions, and responsibilities are clearly defined
• Identifies scope gaps, ambiguities, cost exposure, schedule constraints, and commercial risks early in the estimating process and develops appropriate clarifications, qualifications, allowances, and mitigation strategies
• Develops and maintains relationships with customers, suppliers, subcontractors, union representatives, field personnel, and internal stakeholders to improve market intelligence, pricing accuracy, and project success
• Leads estimate reviews and presents pricing strategy, key assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to operational and executive leadership
• Supports estimate reconciliation, project turnover, and post-award handoff to ensure the project team understands the bid basis, production assumptions, inclusions, exclusions, schedule, and identified…