Estimator – Civil Construction

Trueline • Sarasota, FL

22h • $100,000 - $130,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Trueline 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.

Requirements

• 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

• 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level