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Chief/Senior Estimator
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Chief/Senior Estimator
Phoenix, AZ
Posted 5 days ago
About the job
A well-established commercial masonry contractor in Arizona focused on relationships, growth, and long-term success. The role involves estimating, business development, and direct collaboration with leadership to shape company direction and expand market presence.
Requirements
- 7+ years commercial construction estimating
- Experience with masonry or related trades
- Strong plan and scope review skills
- Proficiency in Tradesman estimating software
- Advanced Excel skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple bids
- Proactive entrepreneurial mindset
- Relationship-building abilities
Full job description
Lead Estimating. Influence Growth. Work Directly with Ownership
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Mark C. Johnson
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button and sending us your resume.
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 per year
A bit about us:
Our client is a well-established commercial masonry contractor serving the Arizona market. The company has built its business around strong relationships with employees, general contractors, owners, and trade partners and is focused on building an elite organization for long-term growth.
The company has an ambitious vision for the future and is investing in the people and infrastructure needed to become one of Arizona's preferred commercial masonry contractors.
This is a privately held, growth-oriented organization where experienced professionals are given the opportunity to take ownership, contribute ideas, and directly influence the company's success.
Why join us?
A True Seat at the Table
This is a high-visibility role working directly with company ownership. You'll have a voice in estimating strategy, project selection, pipeline development, customer relationships, and overall company growth.
High Level of Ownership
This isn't a position where you'll simply receive plans and produce estimates. You'll own the process from bid invitation through award and have the opportunity to influence which opportunities the company pursues.
Estimating + Business Development
The role combines technical estimating with relationship development. You'll work directly with GCs, owners, and preconstruction professionals while helping build and expand the company's project pipeline.
Growth Opportunity
The company is in a growth phase with an aggressive long-term vision. The person stepping into this role will have the opportunity to help shape the estimating function and play a meaningful role in the company's continued expansion.
Strong Benefits Package
The company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, along with a culture built around accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and strong relationships.
Focus on What You Do Best
This position is dedicated to estimating, preconstruction, sales, and business development. Once a project is awarded, it is transitioned to the Project Management team, allowing you to remain focused on estimating and winning work.
Job Details
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior / Chief Estimator to take ownership of the full estimating and sales process from bid invitation through award.
This individual will work closely with company leadership to develop accurate, competitive bids while helping expand relationships and identify new opportunities throughout the Arizona commercial construction market.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complete quantity takeoffs, pricing, and bid preparation for commercial masonry projects.
Utilize Tradesman estimating software for takeoffs, pricing, bid assembly, revisions, alternates, and value engineering.
Review plans, specifications, and scopes to identify inclusions, exclusions, risks, and scope gaps.
Develop accurate estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and other project costs.
Maintain organized bid files, bid logs, tracking systems, and cost data.
Utilize advanced Excel skills for bid tracking, cost analysis, reporting, and win-rate analysis.
Review bids with company leadership prior to submission to ensure scope alignment and accuracy.
Attend pre-bid meetings, job walks, and other project meetings as needed.
Respond to bid invitations from GCs, owners, and other project partners.
Build and maintain relationships with GCs, owners, preconstruction teams, and trade partners.
Identify and pursue new opportunities through networking, pipeline meetings, outreach, and existing relationships.
Participate in weekly pipeline and business-development meetings.
Track bid volume, win rates, pipeline activity, and overall estimating performance.
Provide a complete and accurate scope package to the Project Management team following project award.
Qualifications
7+ years of commercial construction estimating experience.
Commercial masonry experience strongly preferred; related commercial construction experience will be considered.
Strong understanding of construction plans, specifications, scopes, and quantity takeoffs.
Experience preparing competitive bids for commercial construction projects.
Tradesman estimating software experience highly preferred.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong understanding of commercial masonry systems and materials, or the ability to quickly develop that knowledge.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable developing relationships with GCs, owners, subcontractors, and trade partners.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple bids and priorities simultaneously.
Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a high level of accountability and ownership.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity for an experienced estimator to step into a high-impact, high-visibility role with direct access to company ownership. The ideal candidate will be someone who wants more than a traditional estimating position and is interested in helping shape the direction and growth of a company.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy
This Jobot Job is hosted by: Mark C. Johnson
Are you a fit? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button and sending us your resume.
Salary: $100,000 - $150,000 per year
A bit about us:
Our client is a well-established commercial masonry contractor serving the Arizona market. The company has built its business around strong relationships with employees, general contractors, owners, and trade partners and is focused on building an elite organization for long-term growth.
The company has an ambitious vision for the future and is investing in the people and infrastructure needed to become one of Arizona's preferred commercial masonry contractors.
This is a privately held, growth-oriented organization where experienced professionals are given the opportunity to take ownership, contribute ideas, and directly influence the company's success.
Why join us?
A True Seat at the Table
This is a high-visibility role working directly with company ownership. You'll have a voice in estimating strategy, project selection, pipeline development, customer relationships, and overall company growth.
High Level of Ownership
This isn't a position where you'll simply receive plans and produce estimates. You'll own the process from bid invitation through award and have the opportunity to influence which opportunities the company pursues.
Estimating + Business Development
The role combines technical estimating with relationship development. You'll work directly with GCs, owners, and preconstruction professionals while helping build and expand the company's project pipeline.
Growth Opportunity
The company is in a growth phase with an aggressive long-term vision. The person stepping into this role will have the opportunity to help shape the estimating function and play a meaningful role in the company's continued expansion.
Strong Benefits Package
The company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, along with a culture built around accountability, empowerment, collaboration, and strong relationships.
Focus on What You Do Best
This position is dedicated to estimating, preconstruction, sales, and business development. Once a project is awarded, it is transitioned to the Project Management team, allowing you to remain focused on estimating and winning work.
Job Details
Our client is seeking an experienced Senior / Chief Estimator to take ownership of the full estimating and sales process from bid invitation through award.
This individual will work closely with company leadership to develop accurate, competitive bids while helping expand relationships and identify new opportunities throughout the Arizona commercial construction market.
Key Responsibilities
Lead complete quantity takeoffs, pricing, and bid preparation for commercial masonry projects.
Utilize Tradesman estimating software for takeoffs, pricing, bid assembly, revisions, alternates, and value engineering.
Review plans, specifications, and scopes to identify inclusions, exclusions, risks, and scope gaps.
Develop accurate estimates for labor, materials, equipment, and other project costs.
Maintain organized bid files, bid logs, tracking systems, and cost data.
Utilize advanced Excel skills for bid tracking, cost analysis, reporting, and win-rate analysis.
Review bids with company leadership prior to submission to ensure scope alignment and accuracy.
Attend pre-bid meetings, job walks, and other project meetings as needed.
Respond to bid invitations from GCs, owners, and other project partners.
Build and maintain relationships with GCs, owners, preconstruction teams, and trade partners.
Identify and pursue new opportunities through networking, pipeline meetings, outreach, and existing relationships.
Participate in weekly pipeline and business-development meetings.
Track bid volume, win rates, pipeline activity, and overall estimating performance.
Provide a complete and accurate scope package to the Project Management team following project award.
Qualifications
7+ years of commercial construction estimating experience.
Commercial masonry experience strongly preferred; related commercial construction experience will be considered.
Strong understanding of construction plans, specifications, scopes, and quantity takeoffs.
Experience preparing competitive bids for commercial construction projects.
Tradesman estimating software experience highly preferred.
Advanced Excel skills.
Strong understanding of commercial masonry systems and materials, or the ability to quickly develop that knowledge.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable developing relationships with GCs, owners, subcontractors, and trade partners.
Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple bids and priorities simultaneously.
Proactive, entrepreneurial mindset with a high level of accountability and ownership.
The Opportunity
This is an opportunity for an experienced estimator to step into a high-impact, high-visibility role with direct access to company ownership. The ideal candidate will be someone who wants more than a traditional estimating position and is interested in helping shape the direction and growth of a company.
Interested in hearing more? Easy Apply now by clicking the "Apply" button.
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Information collected and processed as part of your Jobot candidate profile, and any job applications, resumes, or other information you choose to submit is subject to Jobot's Privacy Policy, as well as the Jobot California Worker Privacy Notice and Jobot Notice Regarding Automated Employment Decision Tools which are available at jobot.com/legal.
By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Jobot, and/or its agents and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy here: jobot.com/privacy-policy
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