Senior Estimating Manager

James G. Davis Construction (DAVIS)•Rockville, MD

12d•$130,000 - $175,000

About The Position

At DAVIS, we're redefining the way people experience construction by building success for all. The Senior Estimating Manager leads the overall management of a project’s bid process, including understanding deliverables, developing a work plan, identifying required resources, and coordinating with internal teams to ensure compliance with the Request for Proposals (RFP). The position leads bid assembly for large, complex pursuits and applies advanced knowledge of complex trades, historical estimating data, and trade partner buyout lessons to improve decisions, business practices, and risk management. The role also maintains trade partner and supplier relationships, leads project meetings and client presentations, provides oversight and guidance to estimating and engineering staff, and conducts performance reviews for junior staff. The position offers a base salary range of $130,000 to $175,000 and a competitive total compensation package.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
At least seven years of experience in estimating for commercial construction.
At least two years of experience managing estimators.
Experience leading the bidding process for multiple complex projects.
Experience with a variety of building types.
Knowledge of engineering and construction management principles and practices, including safety, quality, constructability, and sustainability standards.
Leadership-level communication and organization skills.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall management and assembly of bids for large, complex pursuits.
Understand project deliverables, develop a work plan, identify required resources, and coordinate with internal teams to ensure compliance with the RFP.
Apply a deep understanding of complex trades, including divisions 2, 15, and 16, to the estimating process.
Maintain trade partner and supplier relationships and use them to inform business decisions.
Use historical estimate and bid data externally and for internal bid reviews.
Apply lessons learned from the trade partner buyout process to improve business practices and minimize risk.
Lead project meetings and client presentations.
Provide oversight and guidance to Engineers, Senior Engineers, and Estimating Managers on risk management, value engineering, constructability, processes, scoping, and pricing.
Conduct performance reviews for junior staff.
Provide guidance and direction to managers and professional staff, set organizational priorities, and allocate resources.
Drive major project and department business development initiatives.