Chief Estimator Construction (General Contracting)

Chief Estimator – Construction (General Contracting)

Full‑time | Executive Estimating Leadership

Our client is a leading General Contractor recognized for delivering complex commercial, industrial, and institutional projects. They are seeking a Chief Estimator to lead their estimating department, drive bid strategy, and elevate preconstruction excellence across the organization.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all estimating activities, ensuring accuracy, competitiveness, and profitability while mentoring a high‑performing team and collaborating closely with executive leadership.

What You Will Lead

• Provide strategic leadership to Senior Estimators, Estimators, and Junior Estimators.
  
• Establish and enforce estimating standards, policies, and best practices.
  
• Mentor and develop staff, ensuring strong succession planning and future leadership growth.
  
• Manage departmental workload across multiple tenders and deadlines.
  
• Lead go/no‑go bid decisions with executive leadership.
  
• Oversee conceptual budgets, schematic estimates, detailed bids, and procurement strategies.
  
• Review and approve all final estimates to ensure alignment with profitability and risk frameworks.
  
• Ensure estimates achieve targeted gross margins by project type.
  
• Lead bid risk identification and management reviews.
  
• Direct major tender closings and ensure compliant, accurate, strategic submissions.
  
• Lead project handoff meetings to Operations, ensuring full transfer of assumptions, risks, and pricing strategies.
  
• Collaborate with Operations and Business Development to align estimating strategy with company objectives.
  
• Act as a senior preconstruction contact for clients and consultants.
  
• Provide executive‑level input on bid strategy, value engineering, constructability, and delivery models.
  
• Track market trends, subcontractor pricing, and material costs to maintain competitiveness.
  
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, developers, consultants, and trade partners.
  
• Support contract negotiations through cost breakdowns, scope clarifications, and risk analysis.
  
• Champion estimating technology, digital workflows, and scalable systems.
  
• Oversee historical cost data, benchmarking tools, and lessons‑learned integration.
  
• Monitor KPIs including bid‑win ratios, estimate accuracy, and proposal quality.
  
• Participate in GC leadership team planning and strategy.
  

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