What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior / Chief Estimator position at Gables Search Group?
We are recruiting an experienced commercial construction estimator for one key opening with an established estimating team. The company will hire either a Senior Estimator or a Chief Estimator, depending on the candidate’s leadership experience. This is an on-site position in Fort Wayne, and the company will pay relocation assistance for a qualified candidate willing to relocate.
The team supports negotiated and hard-bid projects ranging from $100,000 to $100 million across industrial, higher education, restaurant, and nonprofit construction.
What You’ll Do
The team supports negotiated and hard-bid projects ranging from $100,000 to $100 million across industrial, higher education, restaurant, and nonprofit construction.
What You’ll Do
- Prepare conceptual through construction-document estimates
- Interpret drawings, specifications, scopes, and self-performed work
- Complete digital quantity takeoffs and develop accurate pricing
- Use Timberline for estimating and Procore for subcontractor solicitation
- Build relationships with subcontractors, suppliers, owners, and architects
- Create preconstruction, procurement, and construction schedules
- Prepare work packages and turnover materials for project management
- Improve estimating procedures, accuracy, and project handoffs
- At the Chief level, lead the department, assign workloads, coach estimators, and drive accountability
- Extensive commercial construction estimating experience, typically seven years or more
- Estimating department leadership experience for Chief-level consideration
- Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field
- Strong knowledge of commercial plans, specifications, and CSI divisions
- Experience with estimating and digital takeoff software
- Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
- Timberline, Procore, Microsoft Project, Excel, and Word experience preferred
- Medical coverage with 90% of employee premiums paid
- Three weeks of vacation plus five wellness days
- Traditional and Roth 401(k) with immediate 100% match up to 4%
- Bonus opportunity
- Education, mileage, and business-expense reimbursement
- Paid relocation assistance
- Leadership development and advancement opportunities