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Estimator (Multi-Family Experience)

North California. Permanent role with Thatcher Associates, the specialist pre-construction & estimating desk.

North California Permanent Pre-Construction & Estimating Posted 12 November 2026

About the role

Senior Estimator (Multifamily)
Location: Northern California
Working pattern: Remote, on site or hybrid
Salary and package: dependent on experience
Type: Full time, permanent

A general contractor building multifamily housing in Northern California is hiring a senior estimator. The work is podium and wrap, wood frame and concrete, affordable and market rate, negotiated and hard bid. The role owns estimates from conceptual budget to GMP and handover.

Responsibilities
• Conceptual through CD estimates from your own takeoffs and unit pricing
• Bid lists, coverage and sub leveling, catching scope gaps before award
• Priced value engineering, tracked in a VE log
• General conditions and logistics for constrained urban sites
• Handover to operations, then reviewing the estimate against actual cost
• Reviewing takeoffs and mentoring less experienced estimators

Requirements
• 8 to 10 years GC estimating, 5+ on multifamily
• Wood frame over podium experience
• Advanced Excel, Bluebeam Revu, On Screen Takeoff, BuildingConnected, Procore
• California construction experience
• Degree and CPE welcome, not essential

Apply through the website, or send your resume to tom@thatcherassociates.com

How to apply

Apply for this role with your CV. Every application is read by the consultant who runs the desk, not a screening tool.