Senior Estimator

Do your peers regularly bounce their heavy civil contracting/construction estimates or project plans off you because of your deep industry knowledge/experience in a project management and/or estimating role, caring and effective coaching methods, and your consistent ability to spot things they might have missed? Are you known for extreme attention to detail, organization, thoughtful preparation, and a proactive ownership mindset? Do you have a natural ability to find solutions, be approachable, and keep team morale high? And do you want to make a highly valued contribution in an organization that deeply cares about its team?

If so, you may be a great fit to serve with us as Senior / Chief Estimator, ensuring every bid you and your team creates is complete, clear, has all that client needs, and makes everyone else’s job easier.

The person currently in this role has made such a valuable impact with the team and company that he is being promoted to Director of Estimating, and we’re looking for someone equally effective at reviewing bids and helping the team to continue to grow their skills. While we understand it’s not likely that one person will have expertise in all of these areas of heavy civil contracting, knowledge of as many of these as possible and deep experience of at least a couple is ideal: Sitework and Finish Grading; Demolition & Environmental; Site Utilities; Overlot Grading; Trucking; Recycling.

In business over 60 years, we are a privately held organization providing a wide range of civil contracting and management services with an integrated “Turnkey” business model. We are committed to pursuing excellence by operating with ethical integrity and respect for our clients and each other. Our goal is to set the standard in our industry for service, safety, quality, and efficiency in operations. Our success is measured by our customer loyalty with over 85% of business being repeat clients.

What you can expect from us:

• Opportunity to make a highly valued contribution in an established and well-respected organization that is totally committed to our mission (https://www.fioreandsons.com/mission-and-values/ ) and to each other
• Ability to work with a team of professionals who live our values of Family, Innovation, Opportunity, Respect, Environment, Partnerships, Responsibility, Integrity, Devotion, and Excellence: https://www.fioreandsons.com/management-philosophy/
• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Leadership that truly cares about the people in the organization
• Excellent benefits including 100% health and dental insurance coverage for you AND your family; basic life and AD&D insurance; voluntary vision, disability, and flexible spending accounts; PTO, and 401K with up to 3% matching
• Other perks to show we care

What we’ll expect from you and what you’ll be doing:

• Leveraging your natural curiosity, customer service, expertise, and innovation to understand the ins and outs of proposal requests by reviewing construction documents, scope of work, and working with the project owner / client to discuss scope of work, answer questions, and present value engineering alternates
• Lead a team of Estimators with oversight, teaching, training, and strategy for all bids
• Using your prioritization skills, knowledge of each team member’s strengths, and your strong organization and communication skills to assign, schedule (including a 4-step bid review process), and manage all aspects of the bidding process and won bid handoffs for the company
• Requesting and reviewing quotes from suppliers and subcontractors, calculating a complete quantity takeoff of the scope of work, preparing accurate estimates in line with expected unit cost history as well as profit margins, and putting together client-friendly proposals
• Using your phenomenal attention to detail, diligence, preparation, coaching skills and knowledge of Sitework and Finish Grading; Demolition & Environmental; Site Utilities; Overlot Grading; Trucking; Recycling (or as many of these areas as possible) to review team members’ bids, identify potential gaps or issues, and to help them continue to grow their skillset
• Eventually (after learning the ins and outs of how we do things today) using your self-motivation and desire to make a valuable contribution to collaboratively improve processes
• Other duties as assigned

• Authorization to work in the US

• Knowledge of Civil Estimating, regulatory compliance, and cost control processes, as well as 7+ years experience in a project management and/or estimating role in Civil Estimating (preferred) with 3+ years experience in Sitework and Finish Grading; Demolition & Environmental; Site Utilities; Overlot Grading; Trucking; and/or Recycling
• Excellent and grammatically correct written and verbal communication (English), organizational, attention to detail, customer service, leadership, coaching, and time-management skills, as well as a positive attitude
• High school diploma or GED required. BS degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field or CCP / CEP Certification in lieu of degree preferred
• Computer proficiency and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, required. Knowledge of MS Project, View Point, B2W Track and B2W Estimate, and AGTEK software to extract and provide job cost analysis, project information and produce related reports preferred
• Local candidates preferred
• Ability to do and understand moderate math equations and financial concepts and the ability to interpret computerized cost data and systems,
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time, walk, push, pull and lift boxes/items 25 to 30 pounds

Additional information:

• Estimators must continually visit clients and assigned projects with minimum exposure to weather conditions as well as uneven terrain
• Office atmosphere working with office equipment such as computers, copiers, and scanners
• Exempt position, with an annual salary of $72,480-115,000 based on skills, knowledge, and experience, plus car allowance, 100% coverage for health insurance for employee AND their family, 401K match, and other generous benefits listed above

We are an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against otherwise qualified applicants on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or handicap, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.