Job DescriptionPosition Summary: The Estimator - Interior Systems will work with the Estimating Department and support the estimating duties for Hoffman Specialty Contracting, Inc. (HSC). This position will report directly to senior HSC leadership and will collaborate closely with the HSC Operations and Project Teams, as well as Hoffman's Estimating Department. The Estimator will work within the estimating department for commercial wall and ceiling assemblies, interior systems, cleanroom interiors, and manufacturing interiors for HSC.
This position will be fully in-person in Portland, OR.Salary Range: $110,000 - $140,000 DOE + Per Diem & IncentivesEssential Responsibilities:- Perform detailed on-screen quantity takeoffs using OST for all interior systems scopes including metal framing, drywall, finishes, ceilings, cleanroom systems, specialty ceilings, and controlled environment assemblies.
- Develop complete self-perform estimates in Quick Bid, producing accurate and competitive bids under compressed timelines and frequent deadline pressure.
- Estimate interior systems scopes for cleanroom, advanced manufacturing, high-tech, and mission-critical facilities, including coordination with MEP-intensive and tolerance-driven environments.
- Efficiently interpret drawings, specifications, narratives, and addenda to support rapid bid turnaround across multiple simultaneous pursuits.
- Establish labor productivity, crew loading, and phasing assumptions appropriate for cleanroom and advanced manufacturing construction.
- Maintain and refine Quick Bid databases, assemblies, labor units, and material pricing to support repeatable quick bid execution.
- Collaborate with operations, project teams, and senior leadership during bid reviews to validate scope completeness, pricing accuracy, risk, and constructability.
- Participate in internal bid reviews with supervisors, estimators, and project teams.
- Work with the HSC Operations Team throughout preconstruction to identify constructability issues, sequencing impacts, and phasing constraints specific to cleanroom and manufacturing environments.
- Assist during conceptual, schematic design, design development, and construction document phases, including budget development and value engineering.
- Consult with clients, architects, vendors, and suppliers to develop pricing, evaluate alternatives, and support cost reduction opportunities.
- Solicit subcontractor and supplier pricing for scopes outside self-perform work and integrate pricing into complete estimates.
- Coordinate with virtual design or modeling teams to support quantity generation from design models when applicable.
- Support high-volume preconstruction pursuits with a focus on speed, consistency, cost reliability, and scope integrity.
- Perform contract administration for secured projects, including buyout support and handoff to operations as required on-screen.
QUALIFICATIONSProfessional Experience and Education:- High School diploma or GED required.
- Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or equivalent degree and/or equivalent field work experience required.
- Education background in materials and methods of construction.
- Demonstrated hands-on experience performing digital quantity takeoffs in OST (On Screen Takeoff).
- Proven proficiency in building and managing complete interior systems estimates in Quick Bid.
- Minimum four (4) years of commercial construction estimating experience, preferably in a subcontractor or self-perform environment with high bid volume.
- Direct estimating experience on cleanroom, advanced manufacturing, high-tech, or mission-critical projects required or strongly preferred.
- Interior systems estimating experience, including framing, drywall, ceilings, finishes, and specialty cleanroom assemblies strongly preferred.
- Ability to consistently deliver accurate bids under short durations, incomplete design conditions, and frequent deadline pressure.
- Experience supporting both hard bids and negotiated work.
Position Related Skills:- Advanced OST and Quick Bid user with ability to customize assemblies, databases, and workflows.
- Strong understanding of cleanroom construction tolerances, sequencing, access control, and trade coordination impacts on interior scopes.
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple active bids concurrently.
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills when pricing evolving design and incomplete documents.
Physical and Mental Requirements:- Standing/Walking/Sitting: Workday is a combination of being stationary and moving about the work location.
- Must be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and on active construction sites.
- Must be able to climb stairs, ascend, and descend ladders, and inspect confined or underground spaces.
- Hands/Arms: Constantly operates a computer and other office productivity machinery.
- Sight: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus in an outdoor environment. Must be able to safely operate a vehicle with a valid driver's license. The work is required to have close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and reading print and digital documents.
- Hearing: Must be able to work in proximity to loud equipment more than 75% of the time. Must be able to wear hearing protection, as necessary. Often required to communicate with customers and co-workers in an office setting and on the job site.
- Speech: Ability to communicate laws, ordinances, plans, regulations, protocols, directives, and standard operating procedures related to project scope in English.
- Must be able to physically access all areas and levels of the construction site for work progress review.
- Work schedule must be flexible to allow for extended hours or off-shift work to accommodate changing construction schedule and sequences.
- Must use independent judgment, organizational, and critical thinking skills to determine the best method to accomplish desired results.
