What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Estimator - Heavy Civil position at William Charles Construction?
Senior Estimator - Heavy Civil
Job Locations
US-IL-ROCKFORD | US-IN-INDIANAPOLIS | US-IL-Springfield
Requisition ID
2025-43309
of Openings
Candidate Search Category (Portal Searching)
Estimating
Overview
William Charles Construction, a MasTec Company, is hiring for an experienced Senior Civil Estimator with an extensive estimating background in Bridges & Structures.
The primary responsibilities of this role will include providing accurate takeoff and cost estimates for bridge work and other concrete and structural components such as foundations, drainage devices, culverts and retaining walls.
This position will be located at our Rockford IL, Springfield, IL or Indianapolis IN office locations.
Company Overview
With more than a century of exceptional work on our resume, William Charles Construction remains guided by the pursuit of excellence. Our "Do it Right the First Time" work ethic has been the cornerstone of our business philosophy since 1892. With our broad background in heavy civil construction, environmental management and mining and materials production, we have the expertise to help our customers complete their most complex projects.
MasTec's Clean Energy and Infrastructure Group (CE&I) is a $4 billion annual revenue business unit that provides construction services for industrial facilities; building products manufacturers, power generation facilities, manufacturing plants; solar, wind, and thermal energy plants; buildings, and infrastructure.
Responsibilities
Participate in preconstruction efforts for design build or other alternative delivery projects Review opportunity pursuits and develop preliminary budget estimate and itemized summary for go / no-go evaluation
- Review, analyze and interpret contract documents for complete understanding of the work and owner deliverables to provide accurate, detailed cost estimates
- Analyze historical data and use estimating software to calculate costs for labor, materials, equipment, and subcontractor services
- Develop subcontractor and supplier scope packages and perform detailed outreach to procure pricing coverage as required
- Ability to manage the bid process from start to finish and report to Executives for final close and sbumittal
- Collaborate with procurement teams to ensure the availability of materials at competitive prices
- Estimate labor and equipment requirements based on the project scope and schedule
- Conduct site visits to assess project conditions and identify any potential risks or challenges
- Evaluate soil conditions, environmental factors, and other site-specific concerns that could affect the cost and schedule of the project
- Identify critical issues and develop risk exposure summary with associated cost impacts
- Provide creative and innovative thinking to analyze and develop strategy and value engineering solutions.
- Effective communication and interaction with clients, engineers, subcontractors and suppliers
- Perform and review quantity takeoff comparisons to provide evaluation for accuracy and acceptance
- Work with scheduling staff and Operations to develop accurate and precise bid schedules
- Present complete and accurate estimates to ensure confidence in decision making
- Company representation at pre-bids and site visits
Qualifications
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What's in it for you :
Financial Wellbeing
Health & Wellness
Family & Lifestyle
Planning for the Unexpected
Position may be subject to pre-employment screening, which may include background check and drug testing. Accessibility : If you need accommodation as part of the employment process, contact ceicareers@mastec.com. Due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to respond to individual requests regarding application status. Please log into your candidate profile for up-to-date information.
MasTec, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Company's policy is not to unlawfully discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasTec's policy to comply with all applicable state, federal and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.
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Salary : $150,000 - $170,000
