Job Title: Estimator
Location: Reno, NV
Employment Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Pay: Based on skills and experience

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced and self-motivated Estimator to join our procurement team. The ideal candidate will bring strategic thinking, creativity, and strong planning skills to the bidding process, while fostering a collaborative environment with internal teams and subcontractors. This role requires a proven ability to develop and maintain strong vendor and subcontractor relationships while producing accurate, competitive, and comprehensive bids for commercial construction projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and interpret project specifications to determine requirements.

• Collaborate with project teams to establish bid strategies, address concerns, and identify advantages.

• Identify priority subcontractors and vendors for each bid.

• Direct bid solicitation efforts, ensuring vendor and subcontractor participation using bid management software.

• Develop and review detailed work scopes for subcontractors.

• Conduct pre-bid meetings with internal teams and subcontractors as needed.

• Support operations staff with project logistics, staging, and phasing plans.

• Prepare bid summaries, general requirements bid spreadsheets, and conceptual estimates.

• Perform quantity take-offs for CSI Divisions 1–46.

• Price self-performed and subcontracted work using unit-based rates.

• Utilize subcontractor and field production data to maintain and update pricing databases.

• Build and strengthen subcontractor relationships while identifying and onboarding new subcontractors.

• Monitor subcontractor coverage and ensure adequate participation in all bid areas.

• Review and execute bid forms, bid bonds, and related bid documentation.

• Assess estimates for accuracy, constructability, and risk factors.

• Lead and manage the estimating process for public and private sector bids.

• Contribute to continuous improvement within the estimating department and support team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an estimator in commercial construction.

• Experience with projects valued over $5 million.

• Familiarity with construction concepts, best practices, and relevant technologies.

• Proven ability to lead a complete bid process from start to finish.

• Experience developing subcontractor networks in new geographic areas.

• Self-performance experience in concrete and carpentry strongly preferred.

• Proficiency in Timberline, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and innovative problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Life Insurance

• 401(k) with Company Match

• Parental Leave

• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays

• Long-Term and Short-Term Disability Insurance

• Supplemental Insurance Options