Senior Manager, Estimating

Responsibilities

• Leadership & People Development
• Lead and develop estimating professionals across multiple experience levels; set expectations and build a high-performance culture
• Coach, mentor, and grow estimator capability across levels; increase capacity strength through development and process improvement
• Own performance management and support hiring, interviewing, vetting, and onboarding
• Manage team resource planning and allocation to meet bid schedules and program needs
• Estimating Leadership & Strategy (Solar + Energy Projects)
• Contribute and attend as a member of the Estimating Leadership Team driving operational strategy and execution
• Provide leadership and oversight for estimate development for utility-scale solar and energy projects, with primary responsibility for civil estimating outcomes
• Coordinate with Civil Operations team for subcontractor and project execution strategies.
• Lead estimate reviews and drive risk/opportunity identification and resolution during the bid process
• Review pricing strategy, assumptions, qualifications, alternates, and basis-of-bid decisions
• Oversee bid schedules, assumptions, and durations; validate schedule inputs and escalate conflicts or delays that create bid risk
• Support direction on scope strategy and bid positioning
• Process Ownership & Operational Excellence
• Oversee civil estimating execution across the bid lifecycle, including: RFP document review
• Develop, with support from civil operations, project schedule, objectives, and strategies
• Quantity takeoffs and basis-of-quantity documentation
• Subcontractor pricing reviews and descope meetings
• Bid leveling and scope alignment
• Bid summaries and turnover deliverables
• Provide oversight of RFIs, ensuring quality and timely responses
• Review bid summaries and key meeting documentation for accuracy and completeness
• Champion continuous improvement; incorporate lessons learned into templates, standard work, and team training
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Turnover
• Partner with Operations to strengthen estimating-to-operations handover and buyout readiness, ensuring turnover deliverables meet civil requirements before submission
• Coordinate with Engineering, Supply Chain, Civil Operations, and Preconstruction leadership to align scope, assumptions, and execution strategy and to resolve scope gaps
• Subcontractor/Vendor Strategy & Relationships
• Maintain strategic subcontractor/vendor relationships and guide subcontractor pricing strategy, site sequencing, scheduling assumptions, and self-perform considerat

Additional Information

Why Moss? Moss is a family-owned, multi-billion-dollar organization with a national presence and a culture rooted in honoring relationships. We offer a unique environment where the scale of our projects meets a "People Always" philosophy. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who want to take ownership of their careers, think beyond the status quo, and contribute to a culture of contagious energy that celebrates both professional excellence and genuine connection. Company Overview Moss is a national construction leader and a top solar contractor in the United States. We specialize in large-scale projects across the country, from landmark high-rises and hospitality to massive solar energy and battery storage installations. We are ranked among the top 50 general contractors in the nation, driven by a culture that prioritizes safety, quality, and the professional growth of our people. Cultural Alignment Honor Relationships: From the workforce to our business partners, we embrace the power of authentic connections to create something truly extraordinary. We don't just value relationships; we honor them. Entrepreneurial Spirit: Embrace opportunities, innovate, and overcome challenges. At Moss, each member of the company has the power to think beyond; bringing to the organization ideas, changes, and processes that make our tasks more effective. Contagious Energy: Work hard, be nice, have fun! There's a team of people who care about your day, who want to see you succeed, who will empower you and fill you with our contagious energy. Position Summary The Sr. Manager, Estimating leads the team responsible for developing accurate, competitive estimates for utility-scale solar and energy projects. This leader is accountable for estimating quality, team performance, and effective collaboration throughout the preconstruction lifecycle. While this position directly leads the Civil Estimating team , the successful candidate is not required to come from a strictly civil estimating background, and will be positioned to lead estimating teams beyond civil-specific estimating . The ideal candidate brings broad solar estimating experience, strong leadership capabilities, and strong working knowledge of how civil scope integrates with engineering, procurement, construction, and project execution strategy. Reporting Relationship Reports to: Director of Estimating Directly manages: Civil Estimating team (Managers, Leads, Project Engineers)

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