Director of Estimating and Sales

Director of Estimating and Sales

Lead Estimator Preconstruction Bakersfield CA Full-time On-site
$180000$250000 a year bonus ESOP

Director of Estimating & Sales for an employee-owned general contractor (GC) in Bakersfield California. Mix of construction estimating preconstruction bid strategy and business development. About $200M in annual revenue. Plan is $300M.

Projects
Multifamily / multi-family apartments (60700 units) K-12 school construction and institutional work (schools religious medical $1M$50M) commercial construction ($1M$50M) and industrial construction (aviation agriculture). Design-build negotiated and hard-bid. Work across Central California: Bakersfield Santa Barbara Fresno Central Valley and Antelope Valley.

What youll do

• Lead estimating and sales / business development with the Company President
• Bid / no-bid pricing risk and win strategy
• Run takeoffs hard-cost estimating trade pricing value engineering and subcontractor bidding
• Lead a team of 3 estimators and 1 estimating assistant
• Target at least 6 construction bids per month and grow backlog
• Prequalify subcontractors and expand the bid list
• Turn awarded jobs over to project managers
• Put in a CRM and pursue new construction markets

Requirements

• 10 years construction estimating at a general contractor
• Multifamily K-12 school and commercial estimating experience
• Experience as a lead estimator or estimating manager
• Design-build estimating from conceptual plans and performance specs
• California building code
• Cost knowledge: concrete structural MEP interior fit-out site work
• Estimating software: Sage Estimating ProEst PlanSwift Bluebeam Autodesk Takeoff RSMeans or similar
• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering or related field
• CMAA AACE or CCS a plus

Pay and benefits

• $180000$250000 base salary
• Annual bonus
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Company-paid medical (Anthem PPO or Kaiser HMO) and dental
• Vision FSA 401(k) match up to 4%
• Negotiable PTO 8 paid holidays certification reimbursement

Full-time on-site Bakersfield office. Travel in Central California. Relocation from Los Angeles Orange County Central Valley or elsewhere in California welcome.

Apply with a resume and a short note on your multifamily school and commercial estimating work leadership and projects where you were the lead estimator. Confidential.

Velocity Search Group. Equal Opportunity Employer.