Position Description:GCON is looking for a Senior Estimator who wants more than a production estimating role. This position will lead complex commercial and high-tech pursuits, work directly with preconstruction and operations leadership, and help shape how GCON estimates, plans, and wins work.
You'll have ownership from early conceptual budgeting through final proposal and transition to operations. You'll also have the opportunity to strengthen estimating practices, mentor developing team members, and influence preconstruction decisions as GCON continues to grow.
Responsibilities:- Lead estimates from conceptual budgeting through GMP, negotiated, design-build, and competitive proposal submission.
- Develop budgets, cost models, quantity takeoffs, alternates, allowances, contingencies, and escalation analyses.
- Create pursuit and procurement strategies based on client priorities, project risk, market conditions, and long-lead scopes.
- Evaluate drawings, specifications, subcontractor proposals, constructability, scope coverage, and commercial risk.
- Lead estimate reviews, bid leveling, scope meetings, executive presentations, and project handoffs.
- Collaborate with clients, design partners, trade partners, business development, and operations throughout the pursuit.
- Provide technical guidance and estimate review support.
- Improve estimating tools, standards, historical cost information, and lessons-learned practices.
Skills/Qualifications:- 7+ years of progressive commercial construction estimating or preconstruction experience, with demonstrated ability to independently lead complex project pursuits.
- Experience developing conceptual, negotiated GMP, CM/GC, Design-Build, and competitive hard-bid estimates, including cost modeling, budgeting, quantity takeoffs, value engineering, and risk analysis.
- Strong knowledge of commercial construction means and methods, drawings, specifications, CSI MasterFormat, constructability, and project delivery methods.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent pursuits, identify scope gaps and project risks, evaluate trade partner proposals, and develop practical cost, procurement, and constructability solutions.
- Strong analytical, communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to lead estimate reviews and collaborate with clients, design teams, trade partners, and internal teams.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience with commercial estimating, digital takeoff, drawing review, and document markup tools.
Preferred:- General contractor estimating/preconstruction experience on commercial, industrial, mission-critical, healthcare, higher education, or similarly complex projects.
- Experience developing long-lead procurement strategies and mentoring or developing estimators and junior preconstruction professionals.
- Experience with On-Screen Takeoff (OST), BIM, Assemble, Revit, Bluebeam, or similar construction technology platforms.
Physical Requirements:- Standing/Walking/Sitting
- Legs: Must be able to climb stairs
- Hands/Arms: Constant use of hands/fingers for mouse/keyboard/computer use
- Vision: Visual acuity in near, mid, and far range. Color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, hand/eye coordination
- Hearing: Sufficient to hear conversational levels in person and over the telephone and radio; sufficient to hear alarms on equipment
- Speech: Sufficient to make oneself heard in person, speak in front of groups, and be understood over the telephone and radio
- Lift/Carry: Up to 40lbs.
- Bending/Twisting
- Kneeling/Crouching/Crawling
