[Hiring] Senior Estimator @ADB Companies

Role Description

To be a team member at ADB Companies, or as we call it, part of the A-Team, you must be ALL IN to support the company's mission, vision, and values.

ADB is seeking a Senior Estimator with deep, hands-on experience in telecommunications OSP estimating, wireline preferred. This role will lead the estimating process within the company's estimating software and cost database. The Senior Estimator will build and maintain the standardized cost libraries, crew structures, and item templates that estimators across our OSP divisions Nationwide will rely on. The ideal candidate is a builder of both estimates and estimating systems. They turn RFPs, rate cards, and bid packages into well-documented, near-final estimates under tight deadlines, and bring an ALL IN attitude to achieving results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience estimating OSP utility construction projects within the telecommunications industry required; wireline estimating strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience building unit prices from crew, production, equipment, and material inputs, and pricing both discrete bids and MSA rate cards
• Experience implementing or administering estimating software and building structured cost libraries, crews, and templates
• Prior OSP field experience preferred
• Valid Driver License required
• High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred

Requirements

• Builds unit prices from the ground up using crew makeup, production rates, equipment costs, and material costs for wireline and OSP utility construction projects.
• Prices both discrete bids and MSA rate cards, keeping the logic consistent and defensible across pricing formats.
• Takes an RFP, rate card, or bid package to a 90% complete estimate, including documented assumptions, exclusions, and risks.
• Reads and interprets construction drawings, engineering designs, and blueprints to determine quantities, methods, and labor and equipment needs.
• Prepares estimates for use in subcontractor and vendor selection, and evaluates subcontractor and vendor pricing against internal cost benchmarks.
• Leads the setup, structure, and ongoing maintenance of the company's estimating software and cost database.
• Uses historical cost and production data to build and refine standardized cost libraries, crew definitions, item templates, and regional rate structures.
• Establishes and enforces estimating standards, workflows, and quality checks.
• Maintains cost data accuracy by regularly incorporating actual job performance, labor rates, equipment rates, and material pricing.
• Trains, mentors, and supports estimators and other users on the estimating system, standards, and best practices.
• Follows and champions company naming conventions and the Opportunity-to-SO-to-Job process.
• Partners with Business Development, Proposal Management, and Operations to align estimates with bid strategy, customer requirements, and execution plans.
• Participates in and contributes to bid strategy meetings, presenting estimate findings, risks, and pricing recommendations to leadership.
• Manages multiple concurrent bids under tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and documentation standards.
• Communicates regularly with support staff on future project requirements that would impact payroll, HR, Fleet, etc.
• Has full understanding of underground construction operations, including equipment used, labor skills, safe digging operations, OSHA requirements, etc.
• Adheres to and upholds ADB's safety culture, ensuring safety requirements are reflected in estimates and project planning.
• Is able to support a fast-paced, demanding work schedule, which could include early mornings, evenings, weekends, etc.
• Performs other tasks as assigned by leadership.

Benefits

• Travel Ability Nationwide
• A strong belief in ZERO: Being Safe 100% of the time is the expectation
• Alignment with company mission, vision, and values
• A high level of customer centricity
• Strong work ethic with an ALL IN attitude
• Highly detail oriented and process minded, with a commitment to consistency, documentation, and data integrity
• Systems thinker who can design repeatable estimating structures others can use
• Ability to lead and influence across BD, Proposal Management, and Operations without slowing down the bid
• Ability to perform in a fast paced/high volume environment under tight bid deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including clearly documenting assumptions and risks
• Exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• A high level of time management, accountability, and prioritization skills
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project)

Work Environment

• Must be able to work in a variety of physical positions, like sitting, squatting, standing, walking and driving.
• Must endure regular exposure to all weather conditions, especially hot, humid and/or rainy spring, summer and fall weather, combined with regular work time indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• May be exposed to uncomfortable or distracting sounds or noise levels on sites of projects being managed or coordinated.
• Must wear common protective safety equipment, such as safety glasses, hard hat, steel toed boots, safety vests, etc.