Chief Estimator

Overview

For more than 40 years, The Douglas Company has been controlling risk for our clients and partners while creating environments that enhance people’s lives. We are committed to the highest level of value to our clients and our associates. We specialize in Senior Living and Multi-Family design and construction. With offices in the Midwest and Southeast, The Douglas Company builds projects throughout the eastern half of the United States. In order to build great projects, we hire great people. Our Associates take great pride in knowing that the projects we build help people live grow and heal. With rewarding projects, competitive wages, and a great workplace atmosphere, The Douglas Company is the place for you to succeed.

Position Description:
The Chief Estimator is responsible for leading and managing the Estimating department, procuring projects primarily for new clients in a quality, cost-conscious, timely, and client-friendly manner. It will be their objective to develop the company’s preconstruction services, and estimating abilities to provide for company and client services growth. These activities will be performed consistent with the yearly goals established by the company for the department The responsibilities are broad in scope, encompassing a wide variety of activities requiring rapid shifts in priorities. This is primarily a task-focused job, requiring a somewhat authoritative, directive leadership style that encourages results driven, task-oriented collaboration.

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities

• Provides departmental leadership to achieve corporate goals
• Cultivates strong relationships with customers and clients
• Supervise performance of a strong departmental team
• Coach and develop a successful estimating department
• Ensure estimating department is executing at the right levels by following TDC processes
• Development of staff through performance management, training, coaching and mentoring
• Hiring and onboarding
• Champion development of The Douglas Company culture

Qualifications

A completed Bachelor’s Degree with a major in Construction Management or Civil Engineering is strongly preferred. Candidates with a different degree major, combined with the required experience, will also be considered.

• 8+ years of experience as a Senior Estimator in the Construction Industry, managing the entire project scope from pre-construction to close out
• Senior Living, Assisted Living, Multi-family, or Single-Family project experience is strongly preferred
   

Additional Information

Competitive salary, benefits, and financial incentives are offered. Work will include up to 30% travel and may increase or decrease depending on project location.

The Douglas Company is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status height weigh or marital status. For more information follow us on:

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