Lead Heavy Civil Preconstruction & Estimator

Company:Trifecta Equipment Contracting

Location:San Angelo, Texas

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: 110,000–140,000 annually, plus performance-based bonus

Work Arrangement:Primarily office-based with remote/hybrid flexibility available for the right candidate

Trifecta Equipment Contracting is seeking an experienced Heavy Civil Preconstruction & Estimator to lead estimating and preconstruction efforts across earthwork, underground utility, roadway, industrial, government, and site-development projects.

This is a high-impact position for an estimator who understands both the numbers and how projects are actually built in the field.

You will take opportunities from early plan review and quantity takeoff through final bid preparation, subcontractor coordination, risk analysis, and operational turnover. The ideal candidate can work independently, make sound go/no-go recommendations, and help protect project profitability before work ever reaches the field.

• Lead complete quantity takeoffs, cost estimates, and bid summaries for heavy civil and site-development projects.
• Review civil drawings, specifications, geotechnical information, and bid documents for scope gaps and project risk.
• Estimate earthwork, excavation, underground utility, roadway, concrete/site, and related civil scopes.
• Develop production assumptions using equipment, labor, material, site-condition, and schedule considerations.
• Solicit and coordinate subcontractor and vendor pricing.
• Compare bids and confirm subcontractor scope coverage before final submission.
• Evaluate project risk, constructability, profitability, and overall bid viability.
• Support conceptual budgeting and value-engineering efforts during preconstruction.
• Conduct site visits when needed to verify access, grading, utility, logistics, or existing conditions.
• Maintain estimating history, production data, and cost information for future bids.
• Coordinate closely with ownership and operations on pursuit strategy.
• Prepare clear handoff packages for project managers and field superintendents after award.
• Help ensure assumptions made during estimating are properly communicated to the project team.

• 5 years of estimating experience in heavy civil, earthwork, excavation, underground utility, roadway, industrial site work, or closely related construction.
• Proven ability to independently perform detailed quantity takeoffs and build complete project estimates.
• Strong understanding of construction drawings, specifications, scopes of work, and bid documents.
• Experience coordinating subcontractor and vendor pricing.
• Ability to evaluate equipment utilization, labor production, material quantities, logistics, and field conditions.
• Strong judgment regarding project risk and bid/no-bid decisions.
• Proficiency with construction estimating and takeoff software.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.

• Experience with Trimble Business Center.
• Familiarity with Trimble GPS, machine-control, or civil modeling workflows.
• Prior field experience as a superintendent, foreman, operator, project manager, or similar heavy-civil operations role.
• Government or federal civil estimating experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
• Spanish/bilingual communication skills.

You are more than a desk estimator.

You can look at a set of plans and think through how the job will actually be built — the equipment required, crew productivity, site access, weather exposure, subcontractor dependencies, utility conflicts, and the operational risks that can…