Estimating Manager

Overview

As Estimating Manager for our Colorado District, you’re not just pricing work - you’re shaping which projects we win and how we win them. You will lead a growing team of estimators and play a key role in developing competitive, well-informed bids. You’ll drive subcontractor and vendor engagement, challenge assumptions, and ensure estimates are disciplined, accurate, and aligned with project risk and opportunity. This is a leadership role for someone who can influence outcomes, negotiate with confidence, and bring structure and clarity to complex pursuits.

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What you will be doing

• Works with operational and business development leaders to determine which pursuits to engage in assigned District.
• Provides technical and industry knowledge towards risk, contract management, owner relationships and vendor or subcontractor partnerships.
• Delegates review of project and appropriate regulations required to construct the project to meet disadvantages business requirements and minority participation agreements.
• Reviews work of direct reports to ensure accuracy, innovation and completeness.
• Coordinates and reviews schedules of project pursuits with lead estimator and pursuit team support.
• Reviews total estimate of all projects to ensure accuracy and completeness prior to formal submission.
• Participates in pre-bid meetings, bid strategy and representation meetings as required.
• Upon project completion, participates in debriefing with estimating, engineering and production teams to discuss positive and negative aspects of the project.
• Monitors the record keeping of bid documents and bid results.
• Leads Joint Venture (JV) meetings and hand-off meetings between pursuit phase and active project management team to ensure accurate and complete knowledge transfer between the phases.

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field required.
• 10+ years estimating and cost control experience required, with previous field/operations experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience across construction, design, finance, and management.
• Proven success delivering heavy civil estimates ($50–500M+) across Bid-Build and Alternative Delivery models, including collaborative delivery environments.
• Expert knowledge of HCSS HeavyBid Estimating Software.
• Previous experience working on JV bid teams strongly preferred.
• Ability to lead and mentor a growing team while driving creative, innovative solutions to construction challenges.
• Research and promote more effective and efficient estimating methods.
• Understands best value approach to winning new work.
• Expert knowledge of construction engineering and project delivery methods across heavy civil infrastructure, including highways, bridges, dams, reservoirs, water conveyance/utilities, and tunnels.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills required.

Why work for us

Some of the benefits you may be eligible for as an employee are:

• Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
• Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
• Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
• Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Program

We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.

Salary Min USD $205,000.00/Yr. Salary Max USD $245,000.00/Yr.