
Commercial Construction Estimator – Healthcare
Posted 6 days ago

Posted 6 days ago
This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.
• Generate comprehensive cost estimates for healthcare construction initiatives throughout the conceptual, schematic, design development, and GMP/bid phases.
• Leverage AI estimating software and digital takeoff instruments to improve quantity precision, pricing uniformity, and expedited scenario analysis.
• Assess drawings, specifications, and healthcare-specific criteria (e.g., AHCA, FGI Guidelines, ICRA) to delineate the complete project scope.
• Create estimates that consider phasing, infection control strategies, interim life safety measures (ILSM), and work within occupied spaces.
• Solicit, assess, and standardize subcontractor bids, emphasizing partnerships with healthcare-experienced trades.
• Serve as a communication bridge between the design team and subcontractors by reviewing, clarifying, and aiding in the resolution of preconstruction and estimating-related RFI’s, ensuring alignment of scope while minimizing gaps or overlaps, and maintaining a catalog of all RFI’s and corresponding responses/clarifications.
• Collaborate with project managers, superintendents, and preconstruction teams to synchronize estimates with logistics, sequencing, and patient care considerations.
• Identify value engineering solutions that uphold compliance, patient safety, and operational continuity.
• Develop and sustain cost databases tailored to healthcare construction, encompassing historical data and AI-enhanced cost models.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals, budgets, and client presentations for healthcare clients and stakeholders.
• Monitor estimate performance against actual costs to perpetually enhance estimating precision.
• Aid in the preparation of proposals, bid submissions, and client presentations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Over 5 years of estimating experience in commercial construction, particularly focused on healthcare projects.
• Practical experience with AI estimating tools, automated takeoff platforms, or data-driven estimating systems.
• Strong expertise in Excel and estimating software (e.g., Bluebeam, PlanSwift, Procore, or similar).
• Comprehensive understanding of healthcare construction standards, codes, and compliance mandates.
• Capability to read and interpret complex construction documents with a high degree of accuracy.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with company match up to 5%.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays.
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