Chief Estimator

Overview

As Chief Estimator in our Northern California District, you will play a key role in advancing estimating efforts across a diverse portfolio of heavy civil projects. You’ll drive cost discipline, challenge quantities and assumptions, and help ensure construction approaches align with schedule, risk, and pricing objectives. This role is suited for someone who brings rigor to complex pursuits, can influence outcomes, and consistently strengthens the team’s competitive position.

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What you will be doing

• Reviews proposal specifications, drawings, and attends pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and estimate requirements.
• Reviews and incorporates historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, and productivity analysis reports into unit costs and person-hour projections.
• Provides technical and industry expertise related to risk, contract management, owner relationships, and subcontractor/vendor partnerships.
• Organizes and supports estimating teams in preparing bids, selecting vendors and subcontractors, and evaluating cost effectiveness of pursuits.
• Delegates and oversees review of project scope and applicable regulations to ensure compliance with disadvantaged business requirements and minority participation agreements.
• Prepares discipline estimates through complete scope takeoffs, including material quantity calculations from engineering drawings.
• Partners with the estimating team to prepare and support project handoff meetings between pursuit and project management teams.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field required.
• 15+ years construction industry experience required, with the majority spent in an estimating capacity.
• Previous field/operations experience strongly preferred. Experience supporting pursuit and estimating activities for large or complex projects.
• Construction, design, finance and management experience required.
• Expert knowledge of HCSS HeavyBid Estimating Software.
• Proven success delivering heavy civil estimates ($50–500M+) across Bid-Build and Alternative Delivery models, including collaborative delivery environments.
• Ability to support pursuit and estimating efforts on large or complex projects, with previous experience working in JV bid teams strongly preferred.
• Expert knowledge of construction engineering and project delivery methods across heavy civil infrastructure, including highways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, water conveyance/utilities, and tunnels. 
• Expert knowledge of best practices to control and reduce pursuit costs, quantities and risk.
• Strong communication and technical writing skills.

Why work for us

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.

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