Estimator

Estimator  - Growing Company, Fast-Paced Environment, Advancement Opportunity 

Would you like to play a role at a company that offers its employees advancement opportunities and competitive wages, while helping support some of the world’s most prestigious events?

The Company: Arena Americas is one of the largest and most successful event rental companies in North America. Arena is a recognized leader in providing structured tents and party rental solutions to providing turnkey events for a variety of sporting, commercial, and corporate clients across the nation.

•  We actively promote a culturally diverse environment that offers employees opportunities for personal and team-based growth.
• Our employees participate in designing, creating and delivering unique solutions to many high-profile events.
• We have a shared vision of the future that is built on core values that underpin the innovative and creative solutions that exceed our customers’ expectations.

The Position:

The Estimator is responsible for preparing accurate and competitive cost estimates for projects by analyzing drawings, specifications, labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor pricing. This role plays a critical part in supporting sales, operations, and project teams to ensure profitable, well-scoped projects while managing risk and cost exposure.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time.

• Review and analyze RFQs, drawings, specifications, schedules, and client requirements for temporary event and overlay projects
• Prepare detailed job profitability estimates (JPEs) including labor, materials, transportation, equipment, installation, dismantle, subcontractors, and logistics
• Solicit, review, and level vendor and subcontractor pricing to ensure scope alignment and cost accuracy
• Collaborate with Sales to develop competitive bids that meet margin targets while remaining operationally feasible
• Work closely with Operations to validate labor assumptions, build methodologies, and installation sequencing
• Identify project risks, constraints, and assumptions; clearly document exclusions and clarifications
• Support value engineering initiatives to optimize cost, efficiency, and profitability
• Participate in internal bid reviews and estimate approvals in accordance with Arena Americas’ delegation of authority
• Support pricing for change orders, scope revisions, and additional services as required

Requirements

• Strong understanding of labor productivity, materials, logistics, and subcontractor pricing
• Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and specifications
• Proficiency in estimating software and Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, organizational, and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple bids and deadlines simultaneously
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Requirements

• Estimating experience in large-scale sporting, entertainment, or live event environments
• Familiarity with temporary structure systems, seating, flooring, and overlay installations
• Experience supporting design-build or fast-track projects
• Knowledge of contract terms, commercial risk, and margin management

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3–7 years of estimating experience in construction, events, fabrication, or project-based environments

Why should you apply?

• Team-based culture that rewards individual and department performance.
• Great Benefits
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities  
• Fast-paced, ever-changing environment 
• Great opportunity to work for an exciting company with a growth vision for the future.

If you describe yourself as a team player, enthusiastic, highly integrity-driven, and willing to make a significant contribution, we invite you to apply for this opportunity.

Arena Americas is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. Arena Americas also undertakes affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans. Arena Americas participates in E-Verify

Salary : $75,000 - $85,000