Estimator – Civil Construction

Estimator - Site Civil Construction
Trueline is seeking an
Estimator - Site Civil Construction
to join their onsite team in Sarasota, Florida. This is a long-term succession opportunity for an early-career civil construction professional who wants to sharpen their estimating skills, gain increasing project management responsibility, and grow into future estimating and company leadership.
What You'll Do as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:
Review civil plans, specifications, bid documents, and project requirements
Perform quantity takeoffs for earthwork, underground utilities, drainage, roadway, base, subgrade, and related sitework scopes
Develop labor, equipment, material, and production assumptions
Build and support complete project estimates and bid packages
Use historical production data to improve estimating accuracy
Participate in internal estimate-review meetings before bid submission
Identify scope gaps, constructability concerns, and project risks
Coordinate with owners, developers, engineers, vendors, and internal operations teams
Work closely with field leadership to understand actual production and job performance
Support project handoff from estimating into operations
Participate in weekly project-review meetings with Estimating, Project Management, and Operations
Learn and apply company estimating standards and best practices
Gradually take on Project Management responsibilities as your experience grows
Help support a strong pipeline of private development and municipal civil work
Must-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:
Approximately 2-5 years of relevant civil construction experience
Experience in heavy civil, site development, earthwork, underground utilities, or related scopes
Strong understanding of how civil construction projects are built in the field
Ability to read civil construction plans and specifications
Experience performing quantity takeoffs
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to communicate professionally with engineers, owners, developers, and internal teams
Strong character, accountability, and professionalism
Coachable and open-minded approach
Motivation to learn and take on increasing responsibility
Interest in building a long-term career with one organization
Ability to work onsite in Sarasota
Nice-to-Haves as the Estimator - Site Civil Construction:
HCSS HeavyBid experience
HCSS HeavyJob experience
AGTEK experience
CAD experience
GPS or machine-control familiarity
Sage experience
Private subdivision estimating experience
Master-planned community experience
Site development estimating experience
Roadway and infrastructure estimating experience
Municipal project experience
Project Engineer experience
Assistant Project Manager experience
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field
Experience with digital field, production, or timekeeping systems
This Role Offers:
Base salary of approximately $100,000-$130,000, depending on experience
Annual company bonus
100% employee-owned ESOP
Company vehicle
Company-paid gas and vehicle insurance
401(k)
Medical insurance with significant employer contribution
Dental insurance
Company-paid life insurance
Vision and additional voluntary benefit options
Paid holidays
Paid company shutdown around July 4th
Paid company shutdown around Christmas and New Year's
Three weeks of paid vacation after one year
Four weeks of paid vacation after 10 years
Company cell phone
Full tuition reimbursement after one year
Support for contractor licensing and continuing education
Relocation assistance for the right candidate
Little to no overnight travel
Strong promote-from-within culture
Clear long-term path toward Project Management, Chief Estimator, and senior leadership
Opportunity to become an employee-owner while building a long-term career
Trueline and its clients are unabashed equal-opportunity employers committed to a diverse workforce. We welcome smart and ambitious applicants and recruit, refer, hire, place, and promote without regard to race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law.