Senior Manager, Estimating

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, privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar & BESS EPC, and design-build. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation’s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work.

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.

Reporting Relationship

• Reports to: Director of Estimating

• Directly manages: Civil Estimating team (Managers, Leads, and Project Engineers)

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND 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 considerations alongside Operations

• Engage in key introductions and escalations when needed to protect bid competitiveness and project outcomes

Systems & Change Enablement

• Serve as a key stakeholder for estimating systems and tools modernization

• Support process design, adoption, and feedback loops for estimating tools and workflow improvements

• Lead the estimating team through scaling and system implementation towards the future state

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree preferred

• 7+ years in estimating, preconstruction, project management, or related industry experience

• Demonstrated leadership experience managing estimating, preconstruction, or project teams and developing talent

• Strong utility-scale solar estimating experience required (EPC, GC, developer)

• Strong working knowledge of civil estimating as it relates to solar (e.g., sitework/earthwork, roads, drainage, fencing, foundations, underground utilities, erosion control, laydown/logistics, productivity and sequencing)

• Ability to evaluate civil scope, risks, assumptions, and pricing strategy—even if not career civil by background

• Strong understanding of subcontractor procurement, bid analysis/leveling, estimate development, and risk management

• Strong communication skills; able to lead through ambiguity and shifting bid requirements/deadlines

• Experience with estimating tools and common platforms (e.g., takeoff tools, estimating databases/spreadsheets, document management); InEight experience is a strong plus.

• Willingness to travel as needed to support project pursuits and team alignment

JOB TITLE: SR. MANAGER, ESTIMATING

JOB LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL [OPEN TO REMOTE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE]

CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED

REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF ESTIMATING

Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.