Senior Commercial Construction Estimator

DCPS•Englewood, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Founded in 2011, DCPS is a one-stop provider of building services to commercial property managers and owners across Colorado and nationwide. In 2025, we provided services on over 1,100 commercial properties across our three divisions - Construction, Landscaping and Parking Lot Services. DCPS has been awarded the �A Great Place To Work� designation for the past six years and is routinely recognized for quality by industry trade associations and our customers. In 2023, we were awarded the Denver Business Journal�s �Fast 50� recipient as the 8 th Fastest Growing Company in Colorado. As a result, we�re able to provide unparalleled opportunities for career growth to our employees.

Requirements

Bachelor�s degree in construction management, engineering, or related field preferred, or equivalent experience
5+ years of construction estimating experience
Strong expertise in commercial construction methods, materials, and project delivery
Advanced proficiency in estimating tools such as Bluebeam, Excel, CompanyCam, or similar
Strong leadership, communication, and negotiation skills
Ability to manage complex projects and multiple priorities
Understanding of local building codes, ADA compliance
Holds or plans to obtain relevant industry certifications (IIBEC, EDI, ASPE)
Reads relevant plans and specifications, measures accurately, understands basic construction sequence,
Recognizes a missing trade or quantity,
Proficient with ProEst and ACC

Nice To Haves

Demonstrates sustained judgment across multiple trades and delivery types, manages ambiguous scope without unsupported assumptions, leads bid reviews, and identifies material contract or execution risk early.

Responsibilities

Own assigned estimates from initial document review through proposal submission and handoff.
Prepare accurate, fully supported pricing; document risks, assumptions, and exclusions; maintain complete files and Salesforce records; and present the estimate for internal review.
Independently scope and price single to multi-trade and lower-complexity work within established review thresholds and support Senior Estimators on complex or multi-trade pursuits. Example: exterior or interior painting, building repairs, and other defined trade scopes
Perform accurate quantity takeoffs and develop clear scopes of work.
Solicit, collect, compare and level subcontractor and supplier quotes.
Solicit work through subcontractor partners that are compliant in TrustLayer and actively identify, develop and support the onboarding of qualified new subcontractor relationships.
Support estimates with traceable takeoffs, quotes, labor assumptions, allowances, exclusions, and bid notes.
Identify and document scope gaps, schedule, access, logistics, permitting, code, and other material bid risks.
Maintain a complete job folder and keep Salesforce stages, values, due dates, next steps, and notes current.
Present the estimate and clearly explain the scope, supporting numbers, assumptions, and risks.
Submit a complete, presentation-ready bid-review package, including the estimate, supporting takeoffs, subcontractor quotes, quote leveling, scope coverage, schedule, assumptions, allowances, exclusions, identified risks, and draft proposal.