Estimator – Civil Construction

Job description

Estimator - Site Civil Construction Trueline is seeking an Estimator - Site Civil Construction to join their onsite team in Sarasota, Florida. This is a long-term succession opportunity for an early-career civil construction professional who wants to sharpen their estimating skills, gain increasing project management responsibility, and grow into future estimating and company leadership. What You'll Do as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction: Review civil plans, specifications, bid documents, and project requirements Perform quantity takeoffs for earthwork, underground utilities, drainage, roadway, base, subgrade, and related sitework scopes Develop labor, equipment, material, and production assumptions Build and support complete project estimates and bid packages Use historical production data to improve estimating accuracy Participate in internal estimate-review meetings before bid submission Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, and project risks Coordinate with owners, developers, engineers, vendors, and internal operations teams Work closely with field leadership to understand actual production and job performance Support project handoff from estimating into operations Participate in weekly project-review meetings with Estimating, Project Management, and Operations Learn and apply company estimating standards and best practices Gradually take on Project Management responsibilities as your experience grows Help support a strong pipeline of private development and municipal civil work Must-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction: Approximately 2-5 years of relevant civil construction experience Experience in heavy civil, site development, earthwork, underground utilities, or related scopes Strong understanding of how civil construction projects are built in the field Ability to read civil construction plans and specifications Experience performing quantity takeoffs Strong analytical and problem-solving ability Strong verbal and written communication skills Ability to communicate professionally with engineers, owners, developers, and internal teams Strong character, accountability, and professionalism Coachable and open-minded approach Motivation to learn and take on increasing responsibility Interest in building a long-term career with one organization Ability to work onsite in Sarasota Nice-to-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction: HCSS HeavyBid experience HCSS HeavyJob experience AGTEK experience CAD experience GPS or machine-control familiarity Sage experience Private subdivision estimating experience Master-planned community experience Site development estimating experience Roadway and infrastructure estimating experience Municipal project experience Project Engineer experience Assistant Project Manager experience Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field Experience with digital field, production, or timekeeping systems This Role Offers: Base salary of approximately $100,000-$130,000, depending on experience Annual company bonus 100% employee-owned ESOP Company vehicle Company-paid gas and vehicle insurance 401(k) Medical insurance with significant employer contribution Dental insurance Company-paid life insurance Vision and additional voluntary benefit options Paid holidays Paid company shutdown around July 4th Paid company shutdown around Christmas and New Year's Three weeks of paid vacation after one year Four weeks of paid vacation after 10 years Company cell phone Full tuition reimbursement after one year Support for contractor licensing and continuing education Relocation assistance for the right candidate Little to no overnight travel Strong promote-from-within culture Clear long-term path toward Project Management, Chief Estimator, and senior leadership Opportunity to become an employee-owner while building a long-term career Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.