Senior Construction Estimator - Healthcare Construction GC - Base Salary to 220k/year - Goldens Bridge, NY

• Our client is a large commercial general contractor with over 50 years of experience delivering complex construction projects throughout the tri-state area. This role is based in Goldens Bridge, NY and focuses on leading estimating, bid strategy, preconstruction, and buyout for large-scale commercial projects, including healthcare, institutional, public sector, education, senior living, multifamily, and life sciences construction.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor an estimating team of 4 estimators and 1 estimating assistant, with increasing responsibility for department oversight
• Lead bid strategy for complex commercial construction projects, including ground-up projects exceeding $100M
• Manage $60M-$100M in annual estimating volume, with planned department growth to $150M annually
• Download bid documents and maintain bid documentation
• Review bid submission requirements, including bonding, insurance, MWBE, and public agency requirements
• Collaborate with preconstruction teams, architects, engineers, and design consultants
• Attend pre-bid meetings as required
• Review project scope, develop subcontractor and vendor bid lists, and manage subcontractor solicitation
• Perform electronic quantity takeoffs, conceptual estimating, detailed cost estimating, and unit pricing
• Develop preliminary construction schedules
• Review estimates with department leadership
• Level subcontractor and vendor proposals against project scope
• Lead full project buyout, including subcontractor selection, proposal preparation, and bid submission
• Respond to post-bid questions
• Develop value engineering and cost savings recommendations
• Attend post-bid meetings
• Perform detailed scope reviews and negotiate subcontractor and vendor pricing
• Prepare subcontracts and purchase orders
• Maintain buyout documentation
• Prepare turnover documentation for Operations

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of commercial general contracting or construction management estimating experience
• Experience estimating multimillion-dollar commercial construction projects for a large general contractor
• Strong public sector estimating experience, including NYS and NYC public agency projects
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing estimating teams
• Experience leading bid strategy, subcontractor solicitation, bid leveling, and full project buyout
• Experience performing detailed quantity takeoffs and unit pricing
• Strong financial, mathematical, and construction cost analysis skills
• Ability to work from the Goldens Bridge office on a daily basis

Compensation:

• Base salary in the 160k – 220k/year range
• Health insurance programs 100% paid for employee by company
• 2 weeks PTO to start
• 7.5% company-funded pension plan
• Defined path to Chief Estimator/Department Head role

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