Structural Concrete Estimator – Remote (LATAM)

Structural Concrete Estimator – Remote (Colombia)

Location: Colombia – Remote

Schedule: Monday–Friday | 7:00 AM–4:00 PM Pacific Time

Compensation: $2,000–$2,500 USD/month, based on experience

Position Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor

Company: Meier Concrete, Inc. – Southern California, USA

IMPORTANT: This position is intended for professionals residing and working remotely in Colombia or elsewhere in Latin America. We are not accepting candidates who reside or perform the work within the United States or U.S. territories. Compensation has been established for the LATAM market and is not based on U.S. compensation standards.

About the Position

Meier Concrete, Inc. is seeking an experienced Structural Concrete Estimator to join our Preconstruction team.

We are a Southern California structural concrete subcontractor specializing in multifamily, podium, parking structure, and commercial concrete construction.

This is not a general construction estimating position.

We need someone with direct experience estimating structural concrete who understands not only how to perform a quantity takeoff, but how concrete structures are actually built.

You will work directly with our Chief Estimator, who has more than 40 years of concrete construction and estimating experience, and collaborate with our estimating, VDC, and operations teams.

What You'll Do

You will be responsible for taking projects from bid documents through a completed estimate, including:

• Perform complete 2D quantity takeoffs from PDF drawings using Bluebeam Revu
• Develop detailed estimates for labor, material, equipment, formwork, and subcontracted scopes
• Estimate foundations, footings, grade beams, pile caps, and slabs-on-grade
• Estimate elevated and suspended concrete slabs
• Estimate shear walls, columns, beams, and other vertical structural concrete
• Review structural, architectural, civil, MEP, and shoring drawings
• Understand the interfaces between concrete and framing, MEP, waterproofing, and other building systems
• Evaluate formwork systems, shoring, pour sequencing, access, concrete pumping, cranes, equipment, and manpower requirements
• Review reinforcing steel and post-tensioning requirements as they relate to concrete scope and pricing
• Identify scope gaps, drawing conflicts, constructability concerns, and potential cost exposure
• Develop pre-bid RFIs
• Prepare proposal scopes, clarifications, and exclusions
• Assist with subcontractor and supplier pricing
• Respond to General Contractor questions and participate in post-bid scope reviews
• Maintain multiple active estimates and meet established bid deadlines

Depending on project size and complexity, an estimator should be capable of completing approximately 2–5 bids per month, inclusive of quantity takeoff and pricing.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• Demonstrated experience estimating structural concrete construction
• Strong 2D construction takeoff experience
• Experience with Bluebeam Revu or comparable PDF takeoff software
• Experience estimating suspended slabs, foundations, shear walls, and columns
• Ability to read and coordinate structural, architectural, civil, and MEP drawings
• Understanding of concrete construction means and methods
• Understanding of formwork, shoring, sequencing, manpower, equipment, and production
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills
• Strong written and spoken English
• Ability to independently organize and complete estimates against bid deadlines

Highly Preferred:

• Multifamily and podium construction experience
• Parking structure experience
• Post-tensioned concrete experience
• Experience estimating projects for U.S. contractors
• Familiarity with U.S. or California construction
• Procore experience
• Revit/BIM experience

BIM & VDC

Meier Concrete has an internal VDC team that develops structural concrete models using Revit.

Our estimating process today is primarily based on 2D PDF takeoffs and Excel-based pricing. As our VDC capabilities continue to develop, we intend to progressively incorporate model-based quantity takeoff and estimating into our workflow.

Revit/BIM estimating experience is preferred, but it is not required.

We are first and foremost looking for an experienced structural concrete estimator. The right candidate should also be interested in learning and contributing to our transition toward model-based estimating in the future.

Who Will Be Successful Here

We're looking for someone who can do more than measure quantities.

A successful estimator should be able to look at a structural concrete project and think about how we're going to build it — forming systems, crews, production, sequencing, equipment, access, logistics, and risk — and translate that understanding into an accurate and competitive estimate.

You should be comfortable asking questions, identifying missing information, meeting deadlines, and taking ownership of your work.

About Meier Concrete

Meier Concrete, Inc. is a Southern California structural concrete subcontractor serving commercial and multifamily builders and developers.

Our team values ownership, craftsmanship, integrity, respect, and teamwork. We continue to invest in our Preconstruction and VDC capabilities as we grow.

This is an opportunity to join a growing U.S. concrete contractor, learn directly from an estimator with more than four decades of experience, and contribute to the continued development of our estimating operation.

Compensation

$2,000–$2,500 USD per month, based on experience.

How to Apply

If you meet the qualifications above and have direct structural concrete estimating experience, we would like to hear from you.

Please send your resume/CV to leticia@meierconcrete.com with the subject line:

Structural Concrete Estimator – [Your Name]

Please include your current country of residence and a brief summary of your structural concrete estimating experience.

Applications and resumes should be submitted directly to the email above.