Estimator

Estimator – Drive Profitable Civil Infrastructure Project Bidding with DL Glover Utilities

Job Overview:

• Company: DL Glover Utilities
Salary/Pay Rate: $75,000 to $90,000 per year plus Performance Based Bonus
• Location: Houston, TX
• Job/Employment Type: Full Time
• Project Scope: Underground utility, drainage, paving, and civil infrastructure projects
• Mandatory Licenses & Certifications: None Required

The Opportunity:

You will play a pivotal role in securing successful, high-quality public and private civil contracts across the Greater Houston area. This role empowers you to take full ownership of the bidding phase, partnering with our Project Managers to transform technical prints into competitive, highly accurate project budgets. Your strategic analysis directly drives the company's financial growth, project pipeline, and operational success.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Perform highly accurate quantity takeoffs from blueprints and civil specifications to build baseline project costs.
• Develop competitive, comprehensive, and profitable bids for complex municipal and private civil projects.
• Solicit, evaluate, and negotiate competitive material and subcontractor pricing to maximize profit margins.
• Manage and advance multiple estimates simultaneously while strictly meeting tight public bid deadlines.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, field operations, and executives to ensure smooth project handoffs.
• Utilize Microsoft Excel and advanced estimating software to generate transparent, itemized structural bid packages.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years of proven experience estimating underground utilities, heavy civil earthwork, grading, or paving projects.
• Strong professional proficiency in generating complex quantity takeoffs and checking architectural and civil blueprints.
• Advanced working knowledge of standard industry software such as BlueBeam, Procore and Microsoft Excel for construction data management.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience:

• Prior experience successfully bidding public works projects for TxDOT, Harris County, or the City of Houston.
• Deep established network of vendor and subcontractor contacts across the Greater Houston regional construction market.
• Strong knowledge of local agency material compliance standards and regional public bidding portal systems.

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary with structured performance-based bonus opportunities.
• Comprehensive medical insurance options.
• Generous paid time off plan covering vacations, personal sick leave, and holidays.
• Access to professional mentor training programs and ongoing professional development.
• Regular company-sponsored events, team outings, and career advancement tracks.

About Us:

DL Glover Utilities is a premier civil contractor specializing in underground utilities, drainage, paving, and heavy civil construction. We are a family-oriented organization that prioritizes safety, integrity, teamwork, and long-term career growth for all team members. Learn more at dlginfrastructureservices.com.

DL Glover Utilities is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.