[Hiring] Lead Estimator @Jones Sign

Role Description

The Lead Estimating for Strategic Initiatives is the lead estimator and will be responsible for reading and interpreting plans to accurately estimate the total cost of special projects, remodels, and rollouts. The role involves:

• Performing detailed take-offs.
• Communicating and organizing scope and material lists with vendors and subcontractors.
• Presenting and handing off estimates to the Project Management (PM) team.
• Detailing the scope of work for each trade, cost per trade/subcontractor, site services, material requirements, and lead times.
• Developing a critical path for project execution.
• Overseeing and managing projects with varying scopes, including refreshes, minor remodels, and multi-site rollouts.

Success is measured by your ability to ensure projects are completed on time, meet required quality and implementation standards, and allow the PM to meet or exceed the modeled margin while being market competitive.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of estimating experience in construction, facilities, electrical, mechanical, or related trades.
• Experience supporting multi-site, programmatic, or high-volume project work.
• Strong understanding of labor, material, equipment, and subcontractor pricing.
• Ability to manage multiple estimates concurrently under tight deadlines.
• Proficiency with estimating software, Excel, and project documentation tools.
• Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally.

Requirements

• Prepare accurate, timely estimates for multi-site and special-project work, including retrofits, remodels, tenant improvements, rollouts, and deferred maintenance projects.
• Develop unit pricing, template estimates, and repeatable pricing models for individual and multi-location programs.
• Perform quantity takeoffs, scope reviews, and pricing validation across varying site conditions and jurisdictions.
• Evaluate drawings, specifications, field data, and incomplete scopes to build defensible estimates under tight timelines.
• Provide insight and feedback regarding project design that may impact implementation plan and/or pricing.
• Work in parallel with sales, operations, and project management to support fast-paced project awards.
• Coordinate with field partners to validate labor assumptions, production rates, and constructability.
• Solicit and analyze vendor and subcontractor pricing across multiple markets.
• Interface with customers, account managers, and internal teams to clarify scope, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Support value engineering, alternate pricing, and scope optimization as needed.
• Maintain vendor pricing databases, labor factors, and regional cost modifiers.
• Track market conditions, labor availability, and material lead times impacting special projects.
• Assist in developing estimating standards, templates, and best practices for special projects and national accounts.
• Track hit rates, estimate accuracy, and post-project cost performance.
• Support continuous improvement of estimating workflows, tools, and systems.
• Provide management with reporting on volume, backlog support, and pricing trends.

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing Benefits.
• Paid Time Off.
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match.
• Leading Edge Tools & Technology.
• YMCA Health & Fitness Membership.
• Education & Advancement Opportunities.
• Incentive Programs including a Company Profit Sharing Plan.
• Charitable Contributions Match.
• And More!

Company Description

Jones is an equal opportunity employer with a diverse workplace that promotes a culture of trust, respect, and transparent communication.