Civil Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

• Perform detailed digital quantity takeoffs and unit-price estimates for earthwork, utilities, paving, and site concrete as a self-perform subcontractor.
• Review GC bid docs (plans / specs, addenda, RFIs), project manuals, and geotechnical reports; identify scope gaps, risks, and constructability issues.
• Draft clear scope letters with inclusions / exclusions, clarifications, and alternates; align with CSI divisions and bid form requirements.
• Solicit, level, and qualify quotes from suppliers and sub-tiers (e.g., trucking, traffic control, striping, materials) and build competitive buyouts.
• Develop production-based pricing : crews, equipment spreads, cycle times, haul analysis, and yield / waste factors.
• Build bid schedules / logic (conceptual through detailed) and coordinate phasing, access, and logistics with operations.
• Prepare proposal forms, SOVs, and GC portal submissions; support pre-bid / site walks and answer scope questions.
• Participate in internal reviews and estimate-to-field handoff meetings; provide takeoff maps, assumptions, and risk registers.
• Maintain historical cost data, benchmarking, and templates; support continuous improvement of estimating tools.
• Assist with change-order pricing, value engineering, and early budgets for negotiated pursuits

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