Chief SIP Estimator

Loenbro•Texas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Chief Estimator is the estimating department leader responsible for strategy, quality, people, resource allocation, and business results. This role sets estimating standards and methodology; leads complex, high-value and multi-discipline pursuits; and ensures accurate, competitive, timely, and defensible proposals. The Chief Estimator develops estimating talent, directs workflow and pursuit assignments, strengthens cost data and systems, and partners with key stakeholders to align scope, pricing, market conditions, risk, and execution strategy for successful project delivery.

Requirements

10+ years of estimating experience in industrial construction, with strong experience in scaffolding, insulation, and painting scopes.
5+ years of experience leading estimators, managing pursuit assignments, and overseeing estimating workflow, quality, and team performance.
Demonstrated expert proficiency in quantity takeoff and scope development, cost estimating and pricing, conceptual estimating, bid and proposal management, risk analysis, QA/QC, and estimating process management.
Proven ability to lead complex and multi-discipline estimates and proposals involving scaffolding, insulation, and painting with minimal oversight, sound judgment, and accountability for department-level outcomes.
Strong knowledge of labor productivity, material and equipment pricing, subcontractor and vendor cost analysis, indirect costs, contingency, and escalation requirements specific to industrial scaffolding, insulation, and painting work.
Demonstrated ability to establish estimating standards and methodology, allocate resources, manage workflow, develop employees, and lead continuous-improvement initiatives.
Advanced analytical capability using historical costs, benchmark data, trend logs, ratios, metrics, market trends, and estimate performance results.
Proficiency with industry-standard estimating, takeoff, scheduling, reporting, and ERP systems; advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, negotiation, and cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to interact effectively with clients, designers, Operations, Business Development, leadership, subcontractors, and vendors.
Ability to manage competing priorities and demanding deadlines.
Willingness to travel periodically to offices, client locations, and job sites.
Valid driver’s license and insurability when driving is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, business, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.
Relevant estimating, cost, project-delivery, leadership, safety, or technical certifications and training that complement demonstrated role proficiency.
Experience with estimating software, systems, and data-management tools, including Accubid, HeavyBid, Salesforce, PlanSwift, and Bluebeam.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership to the estimating team by aligning priorities, staffing, pursuit assignments, and resources with regional and company objectives.
Build, retain, train, mentor, and develop a high-performing estimating team; establish clear expectations, accountability, succession plans, and professional development priorities.
Assess estimating staffing needs, support recruiting and hiring efforts, and maintain appropriate team capacity as business needs grow.
Lead the estimating process, estimate-request workflow, deadlines, deliverables, documentation control, and quality control across project sizes, disciplines, and delivery methods.
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve department standards, procedures, work package structures, estimating methods, cost structures, and review requirements.
Direct the development of estimates across varying project stages, delivery methods, and levels of scope definition, ensuring each estimate is appropriately structured for the pursuit.
Lead or oversee complex, high-value, and integrated multi-discipline pursuits; validate scope alignment, quantity takeoffs, constructability, sequencing, pricing, and cross-scope gaps.
Review and approve final estimate and proposal packages for completeness, accuracy, compliance, pricing integrity, execution alignment, and defensible treatment of assumptions, exclusions, risks, and opportunities.
Lead risk assessment, contingency development, constructability review, cost optimization, and value engineering; evaluate alternatives and provide guidance on recommended solutions.
Oversee subcontractor and vendor strategy, bid solicitation, quote coverage, bid leveling, scope comparison, commercial evaluation, and market-pricing awareness.
Partner with Operations to develop direct job expense, labor productivity, execution assumptions, procurement strategy, and estimate turnover requirements that support successful project delivery.
Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, contractors, Business Development, Procurement, and Operations to align scope, engineering input, cost data, negotiations, and pursuit strategy.
Own department reporting, analytics, and performance metrics, including hit ratio, client feedback, bid volume, estimating capacity, estimate accuracy, and process compliance; use results to drive improvement.
Champion historical-cost analysis, benchmarking, trend logs, productivity data, market intelligence, cost databases, and estimate-performance reviews to improve accuracy and competitiveness.
Develop and advance estimating software, tools, reporting systems, data governance, and technology initiatives to improve consistency, scalability, and decision quality.
Promote a culture of integrity, urgency, disciplined execution, collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellence consistent with Loenbro LEAD values.