Senior Estimator

Senior Estimator

Why Tarlton
Tarlton is a St. Louis-based general contractor and construction manager specializing in complex technically demanding projects across the Midwest. With deep regional roots and a reputation built on trust teamwork and repeat clients we are known for taking on challenging work and delivering it safely predictably and with pride. We conduct our business with safety quality integrity and enthusiasmand our core values include building a safe and caring environment.

Lets Build! As a Senior Estimator at Tarlton youll take the lead on complex high-stakes pursuits setting the pricing strategy shaping the qualifications and guiding the team through bid day. Were growing expanding our footprint and partnering with some of the largest owners in the region and most of our work comes from repeat clients. Dependable pricing is a big part of the trust behind those relationships.

Youll be a key partner to the Estimating Manager supporting bid strategy across the department while leading pursuits of your own. Youll bring together our estimating and operations staff develop subcontractor packages establish the means methods and pricing for our self-perform work and build the preliminary schedule and execution plan with field leadership. Youll present project costs to senior leadership and carry projects into preconstruction on CM at Risk and design-build work.

Your Role

Senior Estimator Concrete

Join a growing group with a long successful track record and help guide where it goes next. As part of our Self-Perform operations team youll serve as our subject matter expert on concrete and the go-to voice for clients on cost means and methods and constructability. Your projects will start below grade and rise into the regions skyline including concrete structures data centers industrial facilities parking garages treatment plants and heavy civil infrastructure.

Youll lead pursuits across hard bid and negotiated work as both general contractor and trade partner. Youll build turnkey concrete estimates from the ground up from takeoff and formwork to crews and production rates and carry them from conceptual budget to final pricing with schedule and risk built in. Along the way youll build on a strong base of repeat clients while helping bring in new ones that expand our reach working closely with self-perform operations and field leadership on plans that win work and deliver in the field.

What Youll Do

Bid Documents and Pricing

• Evaluate plans requirements specifications and site conditions drive clarification of open items through RFIs and track addenda impacts on the estimate.
• Coordinate site visits and review existing conditions as-built documents and surveys on renovation work.
• Perform and review takeoffs and validate quantities and pricing prepared by others.
• Prepare conceptual and budget estimates from limited documents using historical data and clear assumptions.
• Review area labor agreements for work rules and wage determinations.

Subcontractors and Self-Perform Work

• Develop subcontractor packages and scope sheets level bids for completeness and secure coverage on critical scopes.
• Establish means methods productivity and pricing for self-perform work select equipment and materials and validate crews and rates with operations.
• Conduct phasing logistics sequencing and constructability reviews for each estimate.

Estimate Assembly Risk and Compliance

• Build general conditions including safety and site-specific requirements along with the preliminary schedule and execution plan with operations and field leadership.
• Develop and carry out the strategy to win the work including pricing posture and qualifications.
• Partner with the Estimating Manager and self-perform leadership on bid strategy and go/no-go analysis.
• Prepare the final estimate or proposal guide the pursuit team through bid day and present project costs to senior leadership.
• Identify and quantify risks and opportunities and draft clarifications and exclusions.
• Conduct value engineering and constructability reviews weighing cost schedule and lifecycle impacts.
• Build small business participation and good faith effort strategy into the pursuit and manage prevailing wage and agency requirements.

Clients Pursuits and Collaboration

• Provide estimating services on hard bid and negotiated pursuits across design-bid-build CM at Risk and design-build delivery using lump sum unit price and T&M pricing.
• Communicate directly with owners and design teams on scope and contribute pricing scope narratives and technical content to proposals.
• Build and maintain relationships with subcontractors suppliers engineers and clients and track market pricing.

Buyout Turnover and Cost Data

• Assist buyout with vendors and suppliers price change orders and facilitate detailed handoffs to operations.
• Contribute benchmark data maintain cost history lead project debriefs and bring lessons learned into future pursuits.

Leadership and Development

• Lead pursuit teams that bring together estimating staff operations staff and subcontractors.
• Mentor Estimators help onboard junior staff and direct their work on assigned scopes.
• Manage workload across multiple bids and deliver complete accurate estimates on hard deadlines.

Tarlton Competencies

• Leadership & Team Development: Provides clear direction sets expectations holds others accountable and develops team members through coaching and support
• Stand Behind Our Word and Work: Follows through on commitments takes ownership of results and ensures work meets high standards of quality and professionalism
• Cultivate Clients for Life: Builds trust-based relationships through responsiveness clear communication and understanding of client needs
• Build a Safe and Caring Environment: Promotes a safety-first culture proactively manages risks and looks out for others
• Gets the Job Done: Takes ownership removes obstacles prioritizes effectively and drives work forward to achieve results
• Communication and Collaboration: Communicates clearly and works effectively across teams to build trust and alignment
• Develops and Adapts: Seeks feedback learns from experience and adjusts to changing conditions and project needs

Where Youll Work Full-time position based in St. Louis Missouri with travel to project sites and client meetings throughout the region.

Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment where the noise level is usually quiet.

If required the employee may work from a jobsite trailer on occasion or owner-designated office location. The noise level in the work environment can be loud due to heavy equipment jack hammers pneumatic tools etc. These sounds can be non-stop throughout the day.

Physical Requirements

• Limited exposure to physical risk.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is required to sit talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands; reach; and stoop or kneel.
• Specific vision abilities include close vision distance vision color vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Travel Requirements

• Occasional local or regional travel required for business or community events.
• Travel to project sites pre-bid meetings and client meetings within the region as needed.

What We Offer Tarlton offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental and vision coverage 401(k) with company match paid time off and holidays life and disability insurance and support for continuing education and professional development. Compensation is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Tarlton is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability veteran status or any other protected status under applicable you require assistance completing this application or need a reasonable accommodation please contact or 314.633.3300 for support.

Required Experience:

Senior IC