Estimator - Long Island City

About the firm

We are recruiting on behalf of established New York general contractors specializing in high-end residential construction - renovations and gut projects on apartments, townhouses and single-family homes across the city and the surrounding metro area. These are long-standing firms with reputations built on craftsmanship, repeat clients and well-run job sites rather than volume.

The role

You will own the numbers on high-end residential projects from first budget through buyout, from a Long Island City office - a materially easier commute than Manhattan for anyone in Queens, Brooklyn or on Long Island.

What you will do

• Take off quantities from drawings and specifications across all trades.
• Solicit, level and analyze subcontractor and supplier bids.
• Build the estimate and present it with the assumptions and exclusions stated plainly.
• Work with the design team on value engineering without losing the finish standard.
• Carry the estimate into buyout so the budget the client agreed is the budget the job runs on.
• Keep historical cost data current so the next estimate starts from something real.

What we are looking for

• Five or more years estimating high-end residential construction for a general contractor or construction management firm.
• Fluent with takeoff and estimating software, and strong in Excel.
• You can read a set of architectural drawings and a finish schedule and know what is missing.
• Comfortable talking numbers directly with owners, architects and trades.
• Disciplined about assumptions - an estimate is only as good as what it says it excludes.

Compensation and benefits

$125,000 - $165,000, depending on experience.

Benefits vary by employer and are covered in full when we discuss the specific opportunity with you. Every firm we represent for this role offers medical coverage, a 401(k) with an employer match, paid time off and paid company holidays.