Chief Estimator

If you are a Chief Estimator with diverse experience across commercial/educational, healthcare, and lifesciences construction projects, please read on!

As distinguished Life Science, Commercial/Institutional, Healthcare, and Industrial builders, we offer highly effective, economical construction solutions with a dedication to safety and an unwavering standard of excellence. For outstanding outcomes, we respect and depend on one another. Knowing that client success is the foundation for our long-term success, we foster a collaborative environment, take pleasure in working together, and celebrate our clients' successes.

Position Overview
We are seeking a seasoned Chief Estimator to lead our estimating team and deliver accurate, competitive cost estimates for complex construction projects. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in various sectors including healthcare, life sciences, and educational/institutional, and a proven track record estimating ground-up and tenant improvement (TI) projects. This strategic role combines technical estimating, risk analysis, value engineering, and preconstruction leadership to support successful bids and project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the estimating department, setting standards, workflows, and mentoring junior estimators to build a high-performing team.
• Prepare, review, and deliver comprehensive, accurate cost estimates for projects across healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, industrial, and commercial portfolios including ground-up and TI work.
• Oversee OSHPD- and HCAI-specific estimating and documentation requirements; ensure all estimates and bid packages comply with regulatory standards and submission protocols.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary takeoffs and pricing for MEP systems, structural scopes, civil/sitework, and specialty trades; solicit, evaluate, and incorporate subcontractor bids.
• Develop and maintain detailed cost databases, unit cost libraries, and historical bid analyses to improve estimate accuracy and consistency.
• Perform risk identification, contingency analysis, and value engineering to optimize design, cost, and constructability prior to bid and during preconstruction.
• Collaborate closely with business development, project management, design teams, and owners to align estimates with project budgets and commercial objectives.
• Lead bid strategy including pricing scenarios, alternatives, and margin analysis; provide executive-level presentations and recommendations on bid/no-bid decisions.
• Ensure estimating processes integrate with scheduling, procurement planning, and project delivery methods to support project success.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives for estimating practices, tools, and reporting to drive efficiency and competitive advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management, Civil/Mechanical/Structural Engineering, Architecture, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10 years of progressive estimating experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility; prior Chief Estimator or Lead Estimator experience strongly preferred.
• Proven experience estimating in Healthcare, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Institutional, and Commercial projects - the more diverse, the better!
• Proficiency with estimating software (e.g., Sage Estimating, ProEst, Hard Dollar), takeoff tools, and Microsoft Office
• Strong analytical skills with experience in cost modeling, risk/contingency analysis, and value engineering.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, and client-facing skills; ability to present complex cost information to executives and owners.
• Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple simultaneous bids and deadlines under pressure.

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation (DOE): $160k-220k
• Medical/Dental/Vision with company paid premiums
• 401k with 5% match
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• FSA
• 8 Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Jury duty pay
• Bereavement pay
• Education assistance plan
• ...and more!

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Malinda Verwayne - Executive Recruiter

For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa. This is a new role.

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This job was first posted by CyberCoders on 04/03/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed.

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