Senior Estimator

Position Summary The Senior Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate, compliant, and competitive cost estimates for heavy civil infrastructure projects, including roadway, underground utilities, drainage, and structural concrete scopes. Projects include municipal, county, utility authority, state-funded, and private development work. This role requires advanced knowledge of public agency specifications, bid structures, and compliance standards across multiple owner types. Responsibilities include quantity take-offs, bid strategy development, subcontractor coordination, proposal preparation, and leadership in estimating best practices.

The Senior Estimator also supports mentorship, risk evaluation, and continuous improvement of estimating operations.

Your Role Analyzes project plans, standard specifications, special provisions, geotechnical reports, and addenda to develop accurate and competitive cost estimates for heavy civil infrastructure projects.

Performs detailed quantity take-offs for roadway, drainage, storm sewer, water and sanitary utilities (wet and dry), concrete flatwork, structural concrete, and related civil scopes using Bluebeam and Excel.

Develops comprehensive bid estimates in Heavy Bid, leveraging production history, crew performance data, historical cost trends, and owner-specific bid item structures.

Coordinates bid scoping and quote alignment for subcontractors and suppliers across municipal, county, utility authority, state-funded, and private development projects.

Ensures compliance with public agency requirements including DBE, HUB, EEO, and other participation programs as applicable to each owner.

Maintains and updates pricing libraries for materials, equipment, and labor based on market conditions and historical performance data.

Prepares complete bid proposals including itemized bid tabs, proposal forms, schedules of values, and all required submission documentation.

Partners with Project Managers, Superintendents, and Division Leaders to validate production assumptions, constructability, risk exposure, and schedule considerations.

Leads communication with vendors and subcontractors for quote solicitation, scope clarification, and compliance documentation.

Maintains organized bid documentation, estimating logs, proposal calendars, and digital file structures.

Supports refinement of estimating SOPs, templates, workflows, and internal training resources.

Participates in pre-bid meetings, site visits, owner conferences, and internal strategy sessions, contributing to win strategy and competitive positioning.

Leads and mentors Estimators and Junior Estimators, ensuring consistent estimating standards, technical accuracy, and bid competitiveness.

Supports budget development, negotiated work, and change order pricing when required.

Performs other duties as assigned to support the estimating department.

What You Bring Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or related field preferred.
5+ years of heavy civil estimating experience across roadway, underground utilities, drainage, and structural concrete scopes.

Demonstrated experience estimating public infrastructure projects for municipal, county, utility authority, or state-funded work.

Experience with TxDOT projects preferred but not required.

Advanced proficiency in Heavy Bid, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Excel.

Strong understanding of public agency bid structures, participation programs (DBE, HUB, EEO), and competitive bidding environments.

Proven ability to analyze scope, perform detailed take-offs, develop complete bid proposals, and contribute to bid strategy.

Strong communication skills for interfacing with project teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and public agency stakeholders.

Highly organized,…