Senior Estimator

Overview

Lead cost estimating for commercial construction projects from concept through bid.

Key Responsibilities

• cost estimating
• bid leveling
• procore
• scope sheets
• proposal package
• bid management

Tasks

-Review and validate all estimates prior to submission, ensuring that pricing aligns with project drawings, vendor proposals, and company standards. -Build and maintain strong relationships with subcontractors and suppliers to ensure competitive pricing and reliable coverage. -Partner with operations on handoff deliverables, ensuring all bid assumptions, vendor selections, and clarifications are documented and accessible in Procore. -Review and level all subcontractor bids, tracking historical data for future reference. -Collaborate with design teams, project managers, and field leadership to identify constructability issues, schedule implications, and risk areas. -Assist in establishing performance metrics for estimating accuracy, proposal timeliness, and bid hit rate. -Leverage technology (Procore, ProEst, Bluebeam, Excel, Smartsheet) to streamline estimating workflows. -Lead bid-day analysis and ensure that all proposals reflect a complete and accurate scope. -Develop project-specific scope sheets and bid forms, confirming all trades have complete and current information. -Assemble and deliver professional, client-ready proposal packages that communicate clarity, confidence, and alignment with project requirements. -Lead and manage the preparation of detailed cost estimates for projects from conceptual through final bid documents. -Support the development and refinement of MAC’s preconstruction procedures and SOPs. -Maintain MAC’s preferred vendor database and ensure consistent communication with trade partners. -Support pre-bid meetings and post-bid interviews as needed to represent MAC’s estimating team. -Lead pre-bid scope review calls and ensure alignment on inclusions, exclusions, and assumptions. -Provide oversight and mentorship to estimating staff on takeoffs, bid leveling, and proposal documentation. -Participate in project handoff meetings and support field teams in understanding estimate logic and scope breakdowns. -Identify and communicate value engineering opportunities to improve cost efficiency without sacrificing quality. -Maintain historical cost data and use it to inform conceptual and schematic budgets. -Manage the full bid process from RFP intake through submission, including document control, trade solicitation, bid coverage, and leveling. -Establish bid strategies and ensure complete, accurate scope coverage across all divisions.

Requirements

• procore
• proest
• bluebeam
• construction degree
• estimating exp
• client management

What You Bring

-Ability to lead meetings with clients, architects, and subcontractors confidently and professionally. -Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field preferred. -Proficiency in Procore, ProEst (or equivalent estimating software), Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office Suite. -Minimum 8–12 years of progressive estimating experience with a commercial general contractor. -Familiarity with data center, industrial, or MEP-intensive project estimating preferred. -Deep understanding of construction means, methods, and cost structures across commercial building types. -Experience in both conceptual and hard-bid estimating is required.

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Benefits

-Company gas card -Tuition reimbursement -Group Term Life Insurance -401k Plan - up to 4% Matching -Long-Term Disability Insurance -Paid Days off - starting at 3 weeks and 6 federal holidays -Company-issued smartphone or phone allowance -Parental Leave -Company Vehicle, including insurance coverage or allowance -Individual Healthcare and Dental coverage (80/20 split for employee, 50/50 split for dependents)

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