Job Description

Talent Edge Recruiting is hiring four estimators for established, family-owned and employee-owned contractors across the Great Lakes region. Each company is growing its estimating team, and each role has a real path forward, including senior estimating, department leadership, and division leadership.

Electrical Estimator / Senior Electrical Estimator | Cleveland, OH | $75K – $140K

• Union electrical contractor with a history going back more than 140 years. Work spans commercial and industrial markets, including healthcare, higher education, banking, and industrial.
• Manage about 5 bids at a time, mostly hard bid, with a growing design-build side
• 5+ years of estimating for the regular role, 10+ for Senior. Accubid and low-voltage commercial experience preferred.

Project Manager / Estimator – Mechanical | Rochester Hills, MI | $100K – $140K

• Commercial HVAC and mechanical contractor: replacements, tenant improvements, design-build, controls, and service projects ($600K – $800K typical)
• About 30% estimating and 70% project management, leading a team of HVAC techs and installers
• 5+ years of commercial mechanical estimating and PM experience. Profit share plus discretionary bonus.

Estimator – Heavy Civil / Earthwork | Huntington, IN | $120K – $135K

• Site development and excavation contractor bidding $0.5M – $4M commercial and industrial projects
• Dirt quantity and pipe takeoffs, vendor pricing, and estimate builds in Excel and Agtek
• 10+ years of construction experience with strong earthwork and excavation estimating. Company vehicle for site visits.

Senior Estimator – Commercial GC | Wood Dale, IL (Chicago area) | $120K – $130K

• 100% employee-owned commercial general contractor with a long history in Chicago and a promote-from-within culture
• Own bids start to finish (about 2 per week): takeoff, sub solicitation, scope leveling, and bid assembly
• 10+ years of commercial estimating, strong Excel, and Bluebeam. ESOP shares granted at up to 25% of salary each year.

Across these roles you’ll find

• Health, dental, and vision coverage, with very low employee premiums at some employers
• 401(k) plans, profit share, and year-end bonuses
• Long-tenured teams where people stay 10, 20, or 30+ years
• Clear paths into senior estimating and department leadership