Job Description

Estimator

We are seeking a detail-oriented Preconstruction Estimator with expertise in budgeting, bid analysis, and project administration for multi-family, high-density residential, and mixed-use developments. This role is critical in coordinating project design efforts, managing budgets, and ensuring clear communication between internal teams, consultants, and clients during the preconstruction phase.

Responsibilities

• Critically review and evaluate subcontractor bids to ensure alignment with project plans and specifications.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, and consultants to develop accurate budgets across all project phases.
• Assist and meet with bidders to ensure scopes are clearly understood and to avoid scope gaps.
• Spread and compare bids across multiple trades to identify the most complete and cost-effective proposals.
• Summarize technical reports (geotechnical, environmental, etc.) for internal use.
• Draft and manage RFP instructions, maintaining consistent engagement with bidders to clarify scopes and eliminate scope gaps.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs to verify bids and fill in missing scopes.
• Track and update benchmark cost data for use in future project planning and estimating.
• Ensure all project documents submitted to owners or other external/internal members are professionally formatted.
• Manage all project files, including but not limited to plans, bids, and budgets.
• Memorialize and distribute all meeting minutes within 24 hours to maintain clear communication across teams.

Essential Skills

• 3+ years of estimating experience in multi-family projects.
• Proficiency in reading plans and specifications.
• Clear communication skills with clients and bidders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in preconstruction budgeting and cost analysis.
• Skilled in bid review and scope comparison.
• Competence in quantity takeoffs and estimating.
• Expertise in vendor and consultant coordination.
• Understanding of construction sequences and scopes of work.
• Ability to manage project documentation and file management.
• Experience in RFP drafting and administration.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Friendly and open-minded to doing new things.
• Able to handle administrative duties like printing, filing, and making calls to bidders.
• Adaptable and confident in managing deliverables.
• Cares about work product and quality.

Work Environment

The typical work hours are from 7 am to 4 pm, Monday through Friday, with occasional overtime needed. The work environment is a general office setting, requiring desk work and keyboarding skills. There may be occasional travel to project sites or outside agencies. The team is collaborative, high-performing, and cross-functional, with minimal supervision.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Campbell, California.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Campbell,CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 6, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email actALENTaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options.

Job Tags

Contract work, Temporary work, For subcontractor, Work at office, Monday to Friday,

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