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Senior Estimator

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Location: Wood Dale, IL area (Onsite, 5 days/week — with regular travel to pre-bid walkthroughs and active project sites)
\nCompensation: $120,000 – $130,000/year
\nJob Type: Full-Time

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About the Opportunity

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Our client is a well-established Chicago-area commercial general contractor and construction manager, 100% employee-owned (ESOP), with a long history in the market and a genuine promote-from-within culture — several current leaders started in entry-level roles and worked their way up internally. This is a fast-paced estimating seat: roughly 2 bids a week, 6–10 a month depending on size, so it rewards someone organized and quick rather than someone who needs a long runway per job.

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There's real succession runway here — the Chief Estimator is positioned to move up when the current President eventually steps back, which opens room at the top of the estimating department. A Senior Estimator who performs well is positioned for that next step.

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What You'll Do

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Own bids from start to finish — takeoff, pricing, subcontractor solicitation, scope leveling, and bid assembly
Attend pre-bid walkthroughs
Get out to project sites, including jobs already under construction, to keep estimating grounded in how the work actually gets built
Coordinate with Project Managers and superintendents on handoff and buyout

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What You'll Need

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10+ years of commercial estimating experience
Strong Excel skills — this is where the bulk of the estimating work happens (no dedicated estimating software; the process is deliberately Excel-driven)
Bluebeam proficiency for takeoff and markup
Comfort carrying a steady pace of roughly 2 bids per week
Willingness to be in-office 5 days a week and get out to walkthroughs and sites regularly

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Not a fit: residential-only estimating background, or candidates who need dedicated estimating software to be effective.

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Software/programs used: Bluebeam, Excel; company-wide the team uses Viewpoint Vista (migrating to Sage) and Primavera P6 for scheduling

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