Position Title: Senior Civil Estimator Estimators who work on waterworks rarely get to see a bid become a built plant. This Senior Civil Estimator role offers that connection. The position sits at a privately owned heavy civil contractor with a backlog above $1 billion, where selective bidding means the work is chosen for a real chance of winning rather than to fill a schedule. The estimator prices treatment plants and pump stations from the Sacramento headquarters, with ownership of bids in the $1M to $10M range and a place on the team for larger pursuits. Bids run primarily in the $10M to $30M range, with roughly one job a quarter exceeding $50M, and most are hard-bid public work where the submitted number becomes the number the company builds to. Waterworks estimating has been especially active, including design-assist work and a construction manager/general contractor project that evolved into a water job. The environment is hands-off and built around checks and balances. Every estimate receives a review before it goes out, and a project manager or division manager sits a short walk away in an open-concept office completed in 2022. Salary Range: $110,000 - $160,000 / Year DOE + a discretionary, effort-based bonus program Senior Civil Estimator Responsibilities • Estimate waterworks projects, primarily treatment plants and pump stations, covering clarifiers, mechanical equipment, underground work, and structural concrete • Produce independent quantity takeoffs for equipment, flanges and fittings, concrete, backfill, trenching and pipe, and build each estimate in HeavyBid • Lead bids in the $1M to $10M range with support from the senior estimator, and join an estimating team of about three on larger pursuits, including joint venture bids that add a project manager • Estimate work across Northern and Southern California from the Sacramento office, and price waterline or plant cost codes when other divisions bring waterworks scope into a Caltrans bid • Manage two or three active bids at a time as addenda move bid dates, prioritizing the most immediate deadline • Contact subcontractors and suppliers to clarify quotes and secure competitive, accurate pricing • Review each estimate with the waterworks manager before submission, and consult the general superintendent to validate production assumptions where needed • Partner with project managers on progressive design-build and other alternative delivery work, and hand off awarded jobs to the project manager who will run them • Participate in the weekly estimators meeting and walk project sites about once a month, with overnight travel for distant locations Senior Civil Estimator Requirements • Waterworks estimating experience across mechanical, underground, and structural concrete work, with strength in all three or exceptional depth in at least two • Approximately four to five years of estimating experience, with about ten years representing the strongest background • Proficiency with HeavyBid or a comparable estimating system • A career spent primarily in estimating, either as a dedicated estimator or an estimator/project manager hybrid with the majority of time in estimating • Ability to complete takeoffs with minimal guidance or instruction • A strong industrial background for candidates coming from the private sector • Onsite attendance at the Sacramento headquarters five days a week, with occasional travel for site walks • Municipal or prevailing wage experience, a background at a small to mid-sized contractor, and a business development mindset that includes comfort calling subcontractors and suppliers is preferred Benefits • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with other subsidized benefits such as life insurance • 401(k) retirement plan with a generous company match • Paid time off, sick time, and company holidays • Company vehicle for job sites and site visits, with travel costs covered for distant site walks • Weekly pay • Effort-based discretionary bonus program • Greater schedule flexibility once established, and time off after major bids are submitted Estimators with deep waterworks experience and a preference for working in a hands-off, privately owned environment should apply today. We appreciate your time and responsiveness. #LI-IR1 #LI-CM1