Summary
Location
Salt Lake City
Type
full-time
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About this role
Summary
An Estimator prepares estimates for various projects, shares responsibility for cost accuracy with project team and assists other estimators and managers in all types of estimating tasks.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Prepares estimates for potential projects, using hard-bid, design-build and conceptual estimating.
- Reads and understands contract documents (plans, specifications & addenda).
- Performs quantity take-offs, organizes and prices information.
- Solicits bids and quotes from subcontractors and suppliers.
- Communicates with subs and suppliers to clarify pricing information.
- Prepares estimate formats in such areas as general conditions, general bidding, quantity takeoffs and bid analysis.
- Assists with the preparation of bid proposal for submittal.
- Prepares outline schedules for proposed projects.
- Assists staff members with various special projects related to estimating.
- Performs other related duties as assigned or required.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or construction management related field, or equivalent education and experience.
- At least 2 year experience in estimating commercial and/or industrial construction projects, showing competence in hard-bid, design-build, and conceptual estimating.
- Relevant experience is going to be highly preferred
- Project size will be considered; ideally $20M or greater
- Local or open to relocation to either area
Benefits: The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, Life & AD&D Insurance, Long-term Disability Insurance, Short-term Disability Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Family Support, Pre-tax Paid Parking/Public Transportation, Paid time off, Time Away Benefits, Paid Holidays, Group Legal, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Identity Theft Protection, Group Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program.
EEO Statement: Layton Construction an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
Layton Construction is a privately held national general contractor, delivering predictable outcomes in commercial construction since 1953. Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, Layton operates from 16 strategic offices across the United States, employing more than 1,500 construction professionals who serve diverse markets including healthcare, education, commercial office, industrial, hospitality, and multi-unit residential.
Founded on the core values of honesty, unity, safety, and quality, Layton has built a reputation for excellence in complex project delivery while maintaining strong partnerships with clients, architects, and trade partners nationwide.
The STO Building Group family of companies—Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, LF Driscoll, Govan Brown, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Layton Construction, Abbott Construction, and RC Andersen—includes over 4,000 employees located in offices throughout the US, Canada, UK, and Ireland. We provide a complete range of construction services, from site selection analysis, design constructability review and aesthetic enhancements to interior fit-outs, new building construction, and building infrastructure upgrades and modernization. Learn more about how we partner with our clients to imagine, execute, and realize their vision at stobuildinggroup.com.
Other facts
About STO Building Group
The STO Building Group is a privately-owned family of top-tier builders who operate collaboratively, innovate uniquely, and join powerfully to put our clients first. Unlike any construction company in the industry, each of our 14 builders is empowered to stay true to their distinct business model and heritage while sharing coveted construction resources—like real-time data, lessons learned, trade relationships, bonding, and buying power. Drawing on each other’s strengths, we can tackle literally any type of new building, renovation, or repositioning project—from residential and commercial towers, data centers, hospitals, and warehouses to laboratories, museums, hotels, and places of learning. That’s the power of our 5,700-person platform at work.
Learn more about us at stobuildinggroup.com
The STO Building Group family of builders includes:
Abbott Construction, Ajax Building Company, BCCI Construction, Govan Brown, Layton Construction, LF Driscoll, Pavarini Construction Co., Pavarini McGovern, RC Andersen, Structure Tone, Structure Tone Southwest, Structure Tone International and STO Mission Critical.
STO Building Group is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
What you'll do
- An Estimator prepares estimates for various projects and shares responsibility for cost accuracy with the project team. They assist other estimators and managers in all types of estimating tasks.
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