Commercial Construction Estimator

Commercial Construction Estimator

Company Name: LaMarca Construction

Location: Jefferson Hills, PA (On-Site Operations at Corporate HQ)

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Schedule: Monday – Friday (On-Site Collaboration)

Industry: Commercial General Construction & Hospitality Restoration

Pay Range: $75,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year (Based on Experience)

Incentives: Competitive Base Pay + Performance Commission + Year-End Bonus

The Opportunity

Master Pre-Construction Financials.

Drive Volume for a National Hospitality Builder.

LaMarca Construction is seeking a sharp, analytical, and negotiation-focused Commercial Construction Estimator to anchor our pre-construction division at our corporate headquarters in Jefferson Hills.

Operating as an established, family-owned general contractor with over two decades of exclusive national hospitality specialization, our firm commands a high-volume pipeline of hotel renovation projects across the United States.

This position is tailored for a detail-driven estimating specialist who excels at managing a subcontractor-driven bid model rather than self-perform tracking.

You will take absolute ownership of multi-trade quantity takeoffs, bid solicitation campaigns, and comprehensive scope reconciliation for projects valued up to $5 Million.

At LaMarca, your strategic numbers directly fuel our structural pipeline.

We protect an employee-first workspace built on collaboration, flat communication structures, and performance incentives.

If you are a confident communicator who thrives on picking up the phone to negotiate with regional trades and hit aggressive pre-construction milestones, this position offers an exceptional career destination.

Key Responsibilities

You will command the entire pre-construction lifecycle, transforming technical architectural drawings into accurate, highly competitive project budgets:



* Technical Document Interpretation: Comprehensive review and cross-reference of architectural drawings, mechanical schematics, structural specs, and brand-specific interior finish manuals.


* On-Screen Digital Takeoffs: Perform high-precision on-screen spatial quantity takeoffs, consolidating trade data models into structured corporate Excel matrices.


* Aggressive Bid Solicitation: Lead targeted outreach and procurement campaigns, calling and sourcing regional subcontractors across multiple national jurisdictions to secure competitive pricing.


* Trade Scope Reconciliation: Evaluate incoming subcontractor proposals to verify full scope alignment, ensuring no coverage gaps or redundancies across divisions (flooring, drywall, MEP, carpentry).


* Jurisdictional Compliance Assessment: Coordinate with municipal building officials and local engineers to identify regional permitting frameworks and code variables before project pricing finalization.


* Pre-Construction Client Relations: Serve as a technical point of contact for clients, addressing pre-bid questions, design c...