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Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator

River City ConstructionEast Peoria, Illinois, United States, 61611
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Date Posted : 06 / 16 / 2025

Location : East Peoria, IL

Job Category : Applicant Tracking

Salary Interval : Salaried

Pay Range : $105,000.00 - $150,000.00

Please fill out the requested personal contact information and fill out your past employment information. Upload your resume and, if desired, a cover letter to the attachments link below.

Senior Estimators are responsible for leading project estimates, budgets, and ensuring accurate / complete evaluations of the anticipated project costs. Senior Estimators will have the following duties :

  • Leading projects of various sizes and complexity from initial review through bidding phase
  • Prepare conceptual budgets based on minimal information
  • Reviews project documents and coordinates with the project team to provide a complete scope of work
  • Performs all areas of takeoff, quantity survey, and pricing of project systems
  • Evaluation of construction means and methods / communicates areas of risk with operations
  • Review work of the estimators assigned to the project and ensure accuracy, completeness, and prompt completion of their assignments
  • Work with department leadership on strategy and processes to ensure department success
  • Participate in project briefings and debriefings
  • Additional duties include updating subcontractors and suppliers in the company solicitation software, assisting in maintaining department unit price database, historical cost database, and other systems.

Key Functions

  • Major Projects Estimate Lead / Quantity Takeoff : Manage and lead all aspects of major projects competitive bid process, including complex quantity takeoff for self- perform scopes of work and a comprehensive understanding of labor productivity. In coordination with the preconstruction department, prepare conceptual budgets, milestone budgets, and the competitive bidding process for CM and alternative delivery projects. Manage and lead project team members to generate comprehensive project estimates, including proposal documents generation as needed to submit with bids. Prepare and evaluate subcontractor / supplier scopes of work. Additionally, work collaboratively with the operations team to evaluate areas of risk prior to bid submission.
  • Team Structure : In addition to working with the estimating project teams, senior estimators will work collaboratively with the executive team members from all office locations to develop project estimates / or budgets. Developing and maintaining relationships with clients, d esign firms, subcontractors, and suppliers will be expected in this role.
  • Training and Development : Senior estimators will act as mentors and provide guidance to the junior employees as they negotiate the estimating process. Project assignments are determined by the VP of Estimating and / or the Estimating Director. Assignments for work within those projects will be determined by the Estimating Director and Senior Estimator.
  • Innovation & Technology : Assist in research, develop, and implementation of innovative concepts and technology needs for the estimating department that align with RCC’s strategic objectives and allows for more efficiencies in the estimating process. Assist in maintaining estimating department systems such as labor rates, material & equipment cost resources, historical project data, building square foot cost data base, etc. Individual should possess strong mathematical and computer skills. Proficiency with all MS Office products (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
  • 10+ years’ experience
  • 4-year degree preferred
  • Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, or Similar Field is ideal
  • Strong organization skills, good time management, professionalism, and ability to work well with others. Sense of selflessness / humility / enterprise first mentality, emotional and social intelligence.
  • Certifications / Licenses required = none
  • River City Construction provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

    If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our website as a result of your disability, you can request reasonable accommodation by calling 1.309.694.3120 or by sending an email to [email protected].

    All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

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