Estimator – Glastonbury, CT

Employer Brand:

Highway Safety provides a culture of personal and professional achievement through learning, development, collaboration, deep care for each other, a passion for service, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Organizational Values:

Highway Safety and all Race Rock Companies hire, promote and live by our shared Organizational Values. We believe that success comes not only from technical expertise and job-specific skills but also from embracing and embodying the core values of HEART (defined below) that define our culture. As a valued member of our team, you will be expected to uphold these values in every interaction, decision, and task. Your ability to not only meet performance expectations but also to contribute to a positive, value-driven environment is key to success and growth within the company.

• Honesty
• Engagement
• Accountability
• Respectfulness
• Teamwork

Job Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented Estimator who will be responsible for reviewing contract plans, performing material takeoffs and preparing bid estimates for manufactured steel highway products. This role is integral to the success of our custom engineered solutions—including bridge rail, specialty guiderail components and miscellaneous steel fabrication—ensuring that each project is accurately estimated, and set up to be efficiently managed, and successfully completed. The ideal candidate will have strong technical acumen, high attention to detail, and a passion for infrastructure.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review plans and contract specifications to develop accurate quantity take-offs, define scope of work, and develop detailed cost estimates for use in bid preparation.
• Work with sales, purchasing, operations, and engineering department colleagues to ensure that each proposed project’s requirements, from RFQ to delivery, is achievable and effectively communicated across all functional areas.
• Identify and troubleshoot process bottlenecks and help implement timely, cost-effective solutions.
• Maintain working knowledge of DOT and industry standards applicable to highway guardrail and bridge components.
• Stay informed of current market pricing trends and manufacturing capabilities to support accurate estimating and lead time assessments.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Education or training in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical field.
• 3+ years of experience in cost estimating and contract bidding in a steel manufacturing or construction-related industry (preferably DOT, Highway or Bridge construction)
• Strong understanding of fabricated metal products (experience with railings, fencing, barriers, AISC and AWS specifications is ideal)
• Proficiency in reading technical drawings and contract plans, developing detailed take-offs, and determining a complete scope of work from limited information.
• Understanding of the codes of standard practice used in construction contracts: bid advertisements, qualified products lists, approved suppliers, bid lettings, addendums and amendments, contractor-subcontractor awards, notice to proceed, control of materials, RFI’s, submittals, approvals, completion dates, liquidated damages.
• Solid analytical and mathematical skills for estimating and cost control.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with a customer-focused approach.
• Experience using ERP systems and project tracking tools with exceptional proficiency in MS Excel.
• Highly organized with strong ability to manage multiple high visibility projects in a fast-paced environment while meeting tight deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exhibits a strong sense of curiosity, a proactive “can-do” and “no-excuses” attitude, and a results-driven desire to succeed.
• Demonstrates an entrepreneurial mindset combined with determination to deliver exceptional results to customers.
• Works with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and accountability to deliver high-impact outcomes and an exceptional customer experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Highway Safety A Race Rock Company maintains a policy of nondiscrimination regarding all employees and applicants for employment. The Company handles all aspects of employment on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications. As such, it is our policy not to discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, religion, gender, color, national origin, pregnancy or related medical condition, age, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or genetic information or because of any mental or physical disability (where reasonable accommodation is possible), and/or other status protected by law.