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The Estimator will work with other Hill Fire team members as well as with suppliers, vendors, subcontractors, contractors, consultants and clients. An Estimator will regularly participate in construction work acquisition/procurement and some preconstruction activities. The Estimator is responsible for providing an accurate and timely fire protection estimate and all related support functions through the bidding process.\nEssential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:\nObtain all project documents including all updates and maintain electronic filing system.\nAttend pre-bid walk thru meetings when necessary.\nEvaluate the project and develop the estimating protocol to ensure proper break-outs, compartmentalization and organization such that an orderly estimating process is established and that data conversion to practical construction cost codes is achievable.\nDevelop and submit pre-bid Requests for Information (RFI). Distribute responses to the Hill Fire team.\nComplete system layout and take-offs in accordance with current Hill Fire processes.\nConsider and evaluate potential value engineering options and costs with the Hill Fire team.\nEvaluate and process subcontract, equipment and material quotations to ensure the most competitive, responsible and complete estimate with no scope gaps nor overlaps.\nPrepare and utilize the Hill Fire Estimate program.\nPrepare bid letters, bid forms and other related documentation.\nParticipate in bid review and finalization.\nEngage the client, consultant or other AHJ as necessary throughout the bidding process.\nParticipate in pre-award sales activities including but not limited to project and scope review sessions, value engineering activities, marketing, etc.\nParticipate in post-award project turn over to operations manager, project manager and design team.\nAttend client meetings, networking events, conferences to integrate sales efforts.\nPerform all other duties as assigned.\nExperience and Qualifications:\nBachelor’s Degree preferably in Engineering or Building Construction Management preferred or equivalent work experience.\nMinimum of 3 years of related experience; 5 years preferred\nProficiency in all Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint).\nNational Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Chicago Building Code and International Building Code (IBC) knowledge.\nOther Qualifications:\nMust be dependable and self-motivated with excellent time management skills.\nMust have excellent written and verbal communication skills.\nHas mechanical engineering aptitude and strong problem-solving skills.\nHas the ability to work effectively and efficiently under pressure and adjust to changing situations, while meeting critical deadlines.\nHas the ability to address and reasonably solve complex technical and/or situational problems.\nRequires great attention to detail, accuracy, an ability to prioritize and multi-task.\nThis job position requires extensive teamwork, collaboration, cohesion and timeliness.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3166,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":[],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-13T10:43:45Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":5,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.165,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":338,"expected_fill_days":29,"reasons":["conf:1","stale_co","ghost","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/hillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/hillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T17:59:34Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":24599,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":4420215},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=4420215"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fhillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fhillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fhillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/hillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fhillgrp-estimator-fire-protection-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2436053}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"hillgrp.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2436053},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); 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