Assistant Estimator

At Shawmut, our primary objective is to deliver exceptional service catered to our clients’ specific goals and concerns. Our project teams deliver top quality work through a hands-on, collaborative process while keeping our clients’ best interests our absolute focus at all times. With specialized training and the support of a national company, we foster project teams whose skill and dedication leads to the deliberate, predictable, and repeatable construction experiences that have attracted and retained the top clients in every market in which we focus. The most memorable construction experiences are based on one principle—it’s the people who make the difference. And at Shawmut, we have the very best.

Boston Office based team is currently supporting several Government, Life Science and Higher Education projects. 

At Shawmut, you will have the opportunity to own your career and deliver impact within our culture of ownership and innovation focused around providing the gold standard of client service for the world’s most recognizable and elite brands and institutions. We are building over $30M projects up to $300M across all sector. Our pipeline is built out to 2026, and we are anticipating continued growth. 

Here’s a glimpse into what we are offering:

• Competitive base salary and an annual bonus
• 100% Paid Health, Life, Long/Short Term disability – Dental and Vision offered as well
• 401K with Match
• Generous Paid Time Off policy (Including vacation, summer Fridays, holidays, personal sick and volunteer day – which we can explain at time of interview)
• ESOP – be an employee owner
• The Extras: cell phone, laptop, tuition reimbursement, pet insurance, auto & homeowner (mortgage network & insurance savings) and many more

We are looking for Assistant Estimators to support our Estimating team at the Headquaters office! At Shawmut we will provide you specialized training and development tools that supports you to be your best at running projects, collaborating with clients and developing professionally. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Initiates and schedules pre-construction kick-off meeting
• Identifies areas of risk and profitability to focus project team decision making
• Drawing/document review and develop bid list and invitation to bid process.
• Work collaboratively with outside parties (I.e. the design team, etc.) to accomplish client goals
• Do quantity takeoffs and assign labor durations to activities
• Price multiple projects timely, keeping updated logs of status and report out
• Build relationships outside of the organization to develop potential opportunities for acquiring new work
• Follow up on priced opportunities and work with senior management to win work

• 2+ years experience in construction estimating, preferably with a general construction company
• Experience with Bluebeam, On-screen Takeoff, Timberline or other estimating software a plus 
• Knowledge of all trades: scope, time frames/field execution, typical missed scope/exposures
• Experience with out of the ground, renovation, healthcare, academic, life sciences and high end corporate tenant interiors a plus

Shawmut prohibits discrimination against any staff member or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, disability, creed, citizenship status, or any other legally protected characteristic.