{"id":2737788,"url":"https://alion.io/job/stacy-witbeck-lead-estimator","title":"Lead Estimator","company":{"id":685663,"name":"Stacy Witbeck","domain":"stacywitbeck.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/stacywitbeck","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Pinpoint","truth_index":null},"role":"Operations","role_family":"Operations","seniority":"lead","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Seattle, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":150000,"max":180000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":180000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Microsoft Excel","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-15T19:39:04Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-21","last_verified_at":"2026-11-13T21:24:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":29,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":29},"description":"Stacy Witbeck seeks a Lead Estimator to be an instrumental part of an estimating team for cost estimates for bidding of heavy civil, transit, and transportation construction projects ranging from $5 million to $1 billion+ including all essential elements and steps necessary for a successful bid; receiving and reviewing bid documents; assuming responsibilities for estimate development; assembly of Bid Packages to assisting with final Bid submission. Opportunity exists for transition to field role.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nThe essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:\nAssigns and manages estimating team.\nDirect Take-Off efforts for assigned portions of the estimate.\nActively participate in strategy meetings on project approach, schedule, and strategy.\nPrepare an Estimate Specific guideline for all of the required items that must be performed during the preparation of the estimate and submittal of a bid\nLead discussions on scope, access, risk coordination with other disciplines\nParticipate in overall project strategy and risk discussions\nManage the preparation and negotiation of the estimate and prepare critical portions.\nPresent assigned portion of estimate in the In-House Review and, if applicable, the Joint Venture Review. This includes scope overview, key considerations/risk, schedule and general approach.\nPrepare cost estimates for both hard-money and negotiated work, to include cost estimate preparation utilizing Estimating Software (currently HCSS), analyzing, and establishing means, methods, production rates, and schedules.\nClose-Out (prepare plug or self-performed vs. actual quoted price comparisons), or direct close-out of, assigned portions of the work.\nPresent assigned portion of estimate in Owner/ICE reviews\nSkills, Knowledge & Expertise\n**Please note--Requirements are essential, but preferences have flexibility. **\nRequirements:\n12+ years of construction experience or equivalent combinations of technical training and construction experience are required but exposure, experience, or internships are all beneficial to your candidacy. \n7+ years of estimating experience in Heavy Civil.\nCivil Engineering or Construction Management Degree (preferred) or alternative field exposure/experience will be considered in place of a degree. \nKnowledge of plan reading and interpretation, take-off, MS-Excel software, construction means, methods, and productions, scheduling, and common sense are a must.\nKnowledge of MS-Word, P-6 Scheduling, MS-PowerPoint, Agtek, Bluebeam, and/or HCSS software are pluses.\nMust be able to navigate uneven terrain for pre-bid site investigations.\nTravel is required\nPreferred Experience:\nExperience in Heavy Civil, Structures, Transit, or Transportation construction is preferred.\nIdeally will have worked as a Field Engineer on heavy/civil construction projects.\nPrevious experience managing junior level estimators is preferred. \nInterest or experience in Transit, Civil or Structures estimating and construction is ideal.\n\nPHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMEN\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.\nNOTE\nThis job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. 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