Senior Estimator

Our client, a steel fabrication company, is seeking a Senior Estimator to join their team.

Position Summary

The Senior Estimator prepares and coordinates detailed cost estimates for structural and miscellaneous steel projects while ensuring accuracy, consistency, and risk awareness across bids. This role bridges technical estimating expertise with leadership support, acting as a standard for other estimators and contributing to strategy and process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation and coordination of estimates for complex projects, ensuring complete and traceable takeoffs using estimating software.
• Review and validate estimates prepared by junior estimators; provide constructive feedback and guidance to improve accuracy and efficiency.
• Issue and track RFIs to General Contractors; ensure all responses are integrated into final pricing.
• Collect, level, and compare vendor, subcontractor, and supplier quotes for accuracy and completeness.
• Analyze company data, monitor budgets and prices using software packages.
• Identify labor, material, costs and time requirements by researching proposals, blueprints, and any related documents.
• Prepare detailed cost estimate reports and present job Recaps and bid summaries to the Estimating Manager and President when requested.

Necessary Attributes :

Qualifications

Required

Preferred

Benefits

All active full-time employees are eligible to receive health, dental, vision, and ancillary insurance as outlined in the employee handbook, in addition to a 401(k) retirement plan and paid vacation benefits.