Commercial Construction estimator

Our client is a well established, privately held commercial general contractor with more than 90 years of success delivering high-quality Design-Build, Construction Management, and negotiated commercial construction projects throughout the Kansas City region. Known for its relationship-driven approach and long-tenured workforce, the company specializes in a diverse portfolio of office, retail, municipal, senior living, industrial, multifamily, adaptive reuse, and historic renovation projects.

With a collaborative, people-first culture and minimal bureaucracy, the organization offers employees direct exposure to leadership, meaningful career development opportunities, and the chance to make a significant impact within a growing preconstruction team.

About the Role

Prepare conceptual, square foot, and detailed estimates from early design through Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) for a variety of commercial Design-Build and design-assist projects.

Responsibilities

Develop preliminary budgets, preconstruction schedules, and value engineering recommendations to support project planning and owner decision-making. Participate in Design-Build pursuit interviews, owner presentations, and preconstruction meetings. Collaborate closely with preconstruction leadership, business development, project management, design teams, subcontractors, and project owners throughout the estimating process.

Solicit, prequalify, and evaluate subcontractor and supplier bids while developing bid packages and leveling proposals. Coordinate project turnover meetings with project managers and superintendents to ensure successful transitions from preconstruction to operation. Prepare pricing for change orders and support estimating efforts for active construction projects.

Maintain estimating databases, historical cost information, subcontractor relationships, and cost coding systems. Assist with self-perform estimating efforts and collaborate with internal trade teams as needed. Contribute to continuous improvement of estimating processes while working in a highly collaborative and adaptable environment.

Qualifications

10+ years of commercial construction estimating experience with a General Contractor. Proven Design-Build and conceptual estimating experience across commercial projects. Ability to independently prepare both conceptual and plan/spec estimates from early budgeting through final pricing. Strong communication skills with confidence presenting estimates and participating in owner meetings and pursuit interviews.

Experience coordinating subcontractor bidding, bid leveling, value engineering, and preconstruction activities. Proficiency with Bluebeam, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), Procore, and Microsoft Excel. Experience estimating a variety of commercial project types; candidates from Design-Build commercial GC environments are strongly preferred.

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or a related field is preferred Experience with healthcare or medical construction is a plus. Candidates from residential-only or subcontractor-only backgrounds will not be considered. Desire to grow into a long-term leadership opportunity through direct mentorship with a clear succession path into a Preconstruction Manager role.