Estimating Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Lead the estimating team, oversee department proposal capacity, and guarantee proposal quality.

• Take ownership of specific departmental estimating templates and processes.

• Mentor and support team members for both professional and personal development.

• Oversee the creation of competitive, accurate project budgets in response to client RFPs.

• Analyze RFP documents to define scope, schedule, and design criteria.

• Execute and review detailed material takeoffs from design documents and plans.

• Manage the creation of proposal documents for client submission.

• Develop subcontractor bid packages, solicit pricing, and promote competitive solutions.

• Respond to subcontractor RFIs and assess, normalize, and select incoming bids.

• Foster collaboration between Estimating and Operations teams.

• Compile and administer pricing for utility-scale solar and storage projects.

• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of estimates prior to Preconstruction Leadership review.

• Identify and execute value-engineering opportunities in collaboration with Business Development, Engineering, Procurement, and Operations.

• Assist in client and subcontractor contract negotiations and updates to project pricing.

• Finalize subcontractor scopes, schedules, and budgets in conjunction with Procurement.

• Monitor budgets and analyze cost variances for prepared project estimates.

• Provide support to project teams regarding change orders and construction-related challenges.

• Offer historical context for design choices and vendor/subcontractor selections.

⛳️ Requirements

• Required experience in self-perform construction/estimating, utility-scale solar, and/or battery storage systems.

• Demonstrated leadership experience.

• Strong coordination, time management, active listening, verbal and written communication, critical thinking, analytical, and reasoning abilities.

• Exceptional attention to detail with a quick and independent learning capability.

• Dedication to both team and individual growth, staffing decisions, and resource management.

• Ability to identify issues and adapt as necessary.

• Excellent mathematical skills applicable to problem-solving.

• Proficient in computer literacy, specifically with MS Office.

• Strong Excel skills are essential.

• MS Project experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with Procore is a plus.

• A natural curiosity and results-oriented problem-solving approach.

• A Bachelor’s degree in construction management or a related field.

• Prior experience in self-perform estimating is required.

• Experience in subcontract tendering and response evaluation is necessary.

• Experience with solar and/or battery storage is required.

• Previous self-perform construction experience is preferred.

• Familiarity with B2W estimating software is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Occasional travel for site visits, client meetings, industry events, and team-building activities.

• Professional and personal growth coaching and mentorship.

• A values-driven company culture guided by Core Principles.

• Equal Opportunity Employer.