Senior Estimator / Preconstruction Manager
About The Position
Berg Construction is seeking an experienced heavy civil estimator to join their team in Morgantown, PA. This role focuses on building a profitable backlog by identifying, pursuing, estimating, and winning the right type of work, rather than just processing bids. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of excavation and underground construction, real-world production knowledge, and established relationships in the southeastern/southcentral Pennsylvania construction market. This position offers direct access to leadership, the opportunity to influence project selection and estimating strategy, and the chance to mentor staff and potentially build a preconstruction department. The role requires a hands-on approach to estimating while also providing leadership and strategic input.
Requirements
- Approximately 8-10+ years of meaningful heavy civil experience.
- Understanding of how excavation and underground work gets built.
- Comfortable discussing production rates and equipment with superintendents.
- Ability to review pricing with suppliers.
- Experience in selling proposals to developers or GCs.
- Existing relationships in the regional construction market.
- Ability to build new relationships.
- Experience using HCSS HeavyBid is preferred, but excellent heavy civil estimators using other platforms will be considered.
- Understanding of construction, production, risk, pricing, and people.
Nice To Haves
- Background includes field operations, project management, or superintendent experience.
Responsibilities
- Personally building detailed heavy civil estimates and bids.
- Leading estimates in HCSS HeavyBid.
- Evaluating plans, specifications, quantities, production, crews, equipment, materials, subcontractors, schedule, and risk.
- Developing bid strategy alongside Berg's President and Owner.
- Helping determine which opportunities to pursue or not pursue.
- Developing relationships with GCs, developers, engineers, owners, municipalities, suppliers, and industry partners.
- Finding opportunities proactively.
- Developing budgets, VE ideas, constructability solutions, and negotiated opportunities.
- Presenting proposals and assisting in selling the work.
- Following opportunities through negotiation and award.
- Formally turning successful projects over to the operations team.
- Comparing estimates to actual project performance to improve future estimates.
- Mentoring and developing estimating support personnel.
- Helping to lead a larger preconstruction department.
Benefits
- Direct access to President and Owner.
- Meaningful voice in work pursued and how it's pursued.
- Opportunity to influence project mix and estimating strategy.
- Opportunity to develop relationships and pursue negotiated work.
- Opportunity to help shape preconstruction processes.
- Opportunity to grow with the company.
- Hands-on estimating role.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
