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The Senior Estimator prepares cost estimates for projects using construction plans and industry knowledge, and monitors open bids, RFPs, and estimate assignments under the Estimating Manager. The role covers HVAC and plumbing take-offs, preconstruction correspondence, scope clarification, detailed estimates, vendor pricing, site visits, proposal submission, and customer relations.
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SUMMARY OF POSITION: Responsible for cost estimating for projects based on the use of construction plans and industry knowledge. Provide continuous monitoring of open bids, RFP's and estimate assignments under the direction of the Estimating Manager. MAJOR ACTIVITIES: 1. Perform HVAC and plumbing estimating take-off and recaps. 2. Perform estimating duties from time of project's introduction to beginning of construction, including the following: 3. Create/maintain organized estimate files. 4. Take responsibility for all preconstruction correspondence with all involved parties, including bid invitations, requests for information, addenda, and scope of work clarification. 5. Establish complete understanding of project scope of work related to the request for proposal. 6. Create comprehensive estimates with detailed line items appropriate for the scope of work of each project. 7. Solicit accurate pricing from qualified subcontractors/vendors/suppliers to ensure competitive coverage of each line item in the estimate. 8. Organize project site visits if necessary to define scope and familiarity with the project. Define/confirm scope of work for each subcontractor/vendor/supplier and produce certified written scope sheets. 9. Submit proposals in a professional and timely manner. 10. Generate and maintain good customer relations. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES 1. Track record of managing multiple projects simultaneously 2. Estimating software experience, Trimble Autobid Enterprise Software preferably. 3. Proficiency with Word and Excel 4. Able to read and understand civil, architectural, structural and mechanical plans and specifications to include blueprints, proposals and other documents as they relate to work. 5. Communication and Organizational Skills REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to be able to perform the essential functions. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE M/F/D
How this job compares
Set against the 2,601 open Estimator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Pennsylvania median$90–149K/yr46 salary ranges
- US median$24–30/hr116 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 85 open Estimator jobs in Pennsylvania and 2,601 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- CDM Smith22 open
- Gerber Collision & Glass4 open
- Sargent Electric4 open
- Experience
- Estimator postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 8 years (2,102 postings).
- Education
- 388 of the 2,601 open Estimator jobs (15%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 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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