Estimator - Site Civil ConstructionTrueline is seeking an
Estimator - Site Civil Construction to join their onsite team in Sarasota, Florida. This is a long-term succession opportunity for an early-career civil construction professional who wants to sharpen their estimating skills, gain increasing project management responsibility, and grow into future estimating and company leadership.
What You'll Do as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:- Review civil plans, specifications, bid documents, and project requirements
- Perform quantity takeoffs for earthwork, underground utilities, drainage, roadway, base, subgrade, and related sitework scopes
- Develop labor, equipment, material, and production assumptions
- Build and support complete project estimates and bid packages
- Use historical production data to improve estimating accuracy
- Participate in internal estimate-review meetings before bid submission
- Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, and project risks
- Coordinate with owners, developers, engineers, vendors, and internal operations teams
- Work closely with field leadership to understand actual production and job performance
- Support project handoff from estimating into operations
- Participate in weekly project-review meetings with Estimating, Project Management, and Operations
- Learn and apply company estimating standards and best practices
- Gradually take on Project Management responsibilities as your experience grows
- Help support a strong pipeline of private development and municipal civil work
Must-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:- Approximately 2-5 years of relevant civil construction experience
- Experience in heavy civil, site development, earthwork, underground utilities, or related scopes
- Strong understanding of how civil construction projects are built in the field
- Ability to read civil construction plans and specifications
- Experience performing quantity takeoffs
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate professionally with engineers, owners, developers, and internal teams
- Strong character, accountability, and professionalism
- Coachable and open-minded approach
- Motivation to learn and take on increasing responsibility
- Interest in building a long-term career with one organization
- Ability to work onsite in Sarasota
Nice-to-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:- HCSS HeavyBid experience
- HCSS HeavyJob experience
- AGTEK experience
- CAD experience
- GPS or machine-control familiarity
- Sage experience
- Private subdivision estimating experience
- Master-planned community experience
- Site development estimating experience
- Roadway and infrastructure estimating experience
- Municipal project experience
- Project Engineer experience
- Assistant Project Manager experience
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
- Experience with digital field, production, or timekeeping systems
This Role Offers:- Base salary of approximately $100,000-$130,000, depending on experience
- Annual company bonus
- 100% employee-owned ESOP
- Company vehicle
- Company-paid gas and vehicle insurance
- 401(k)
- Medical insurance with significant employer contribution
- Dental insurance
- Company-paid life insurance
- Vision and additional voluntary benefit options
- Paid holidays
- Paid company shutdown around July 4th
- Paid company shutdown around Christmas and New Year's
- Three weeks of paid vacation after one year
- Four weeks of paid vacation after 10 years
- Company cell phone
- Full tuition reimbursement after one year
- Support for contractor licensing and continuing education
- Relocation assistance for the right candidate
- Little to no overnight travel
- Strong promote-from-within culture
- Clear long-term path toward Project Management, Chief Estimator, and senior leadership
- Opportunity to become an employee-owner while building a long-term career
