Construction Estimator - 21958

Construction Estimator (Part-Time, Telecom Infrastructure)

A US-based telecom infrastructure construction contractor is hiring a part-time Construction Estimator to review incoming bids, analyze the market, and prepare bids for the project management team.

About the role

The company receives a steady and growing flow of bids and RFPs, and its project managers do not have enough time to dig into the details of each one. You will take the first pass: read the bid documents, analyze line items against the market and past bids, and prepare a summary and a potential bid. You then sit down with the team to review it together. This is a partnership role, not a hand-off of the whole process. The role is part-time for the foreseeable future, and it could grow into a larger role if it proves valuable.

Required Qualifications

• Experience estimating or bidding in telecom construction


• Market analysis experience, including understanding individual line items and whether pricing is competitive


• Ability to review bid and RFP documentation and summarize it clearly


• Familiarity with the US construction market and US bidding


• Working proficiency with AI tools for research, with the judgment to verify results rather than rely on automated output

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience researching bids and past bid outcomes


• Experience with CRM tools (the team can teach its own system)

Responsibilities

• Review incoming bids and RFPs and pre-analyze them before final review


• Analyze line items against market pricing and previous bids, including which bids were approved


• Summarize and prepare potential bids for the project managers


• Go through bid details with the team in review sessions


• Use AI tools to support research, not to replace estimating judgment

Who thrives in this role

• Detail-oriented, the kind of person who reads every line item


• Analytical and comfortable questioning whether a price is competitive


• Collaborative, and happy to review work in a back-and-forth with the team


• Clear in written English, able to summarize complex bid documents


• Careful with sensitive company information