Lead Estimator
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Job overview
Insight Global is seeking a Lead Estimator to support commercial and industrial construction projects. The role develops detailed estimates, performs takeoffs, reviews plans and specifications, and supports preconstruction and bid development. The Lead Estimator also mentors a Junior Estimator. Candidates should have at least five years of estimating experience, experience with commercial or industrial construction, Accubid, bilingual English and Spanish ability, and leadership or mentoring experience.
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Job Description
Insight Global is seeking a Lead Estimator to support commercial and industrial construction projects. This individual will be responsible for developing detailed project estimates, performing takeoffs, reviewing plans and specifications, and supporting preconstruction efforts. The Lead Estimator will also help mentor and guide a Junior Estimator.
Responsibilities
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Develop detailed project estimates from drawings and specifications
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Perform quantity takeoffs using Accubid
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Review project scope and identify potential cost impacts
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Collaborate with Preconstruction and Operations teams during bid development
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Support bid submissions and estimate reviews
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Mentor and train a Junior Estimator
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Ensure estimates are accurate, competitive, and completed on schedule Day-to-Day
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Building estimates and performing takeoffs
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Reviewing drawings and project specifications
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Participating in scope reviews
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Working closely with the Preconstruction team
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Supporting and mentoring a Junior Estimator
Skills and Requirements
- 5+ years of estimating experience
- Experience estimating commercial and/or industrial construction projects
- Strong experience performing takeoffs
- Experience using Accubid
- Ability to independently build estimates from start to finish
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Business development experience Leadership or mentoring experience
We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].
How this job compares
Set against the 2,112 open Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Florida median$90–149K/yr59 salary ranges
- US median$24–31/hr100 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 115 open Estimator jobs in Florida and 2,112 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Florida
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (1,635 postings).
- Education
- 305 of the 2,112 open Estimator jobs (14%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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