Senior; Cost Estimator

Posted Monday, January 19, 2026 at 5:00 AM

A Great Place to Work and Grow!

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Estimator to join our Sage Water Estimating team! We’re growing, and we’re looking for more great people to help us continue to grow!

Founded in 1988, Sage Water is the nation’s leading provider of turnkey plumbing and mechanical infrastructure solutions for condominium and apartment communities. We help diagnose and solve piping system problems with high levels of care and attention to detail—all while residents remain in their homes.

• Sage Water offers great pay with regular reviews and a commitment to career growth!
• Regular achievement-related bonuses
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 3% company grant after 90 days
• Paid time off (PTO) and select paid holidays
• Zero premium quality health insurance for yourself
• Low premium quality health insurance for your family
• Low premium dental and vision insurance for you and your family
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Valuable on-the-job training

As a Senior Estimator
, you will be placed in a dynamic, challenging, and deadline-driven environment where quality and attention to detail are key and where you will be expected to produce accurate construction estimates and proposals for complex repipe & remodel projects for large high-rise and multi-family communities. You will function as an in-house technical expert on bid activities and will be accountable for successfully managing the day-to-day project needs and deliverables for your assigned project(s) to include hard bids, pre-construction, and budget and order-of-magnitude pricing, while multi-tasking and prioritizing project tasks.

This Senior Estimator role requires significant related estimating experience both as a sole contributor and as a collaborator, demonstrated project leadership expertise, and very robust technical skills. This role is intended to be a hybrid full-time exempt position, based at our Alexandria Virginia offices, with some occasional overnight travel, and reports to the Director of Estimating. You will partner with our other estimators, engineering, pre-construction, marketing, and operations teams to meet business goals, ensuring every project meets our high standards.

• Analyze and inspect complex projects, plans, and specifications to determine scope of work for plumbing, hydronic, fire-protection system replacements, and renovations in multi-family buildings
• Apply our corporate strategy for bid generation to ongoing projects, including means and methods, targeted strategy, and schedule expectations
• Audit and review the team development of scope of work details, estimate production, and proposal writing to ensure alignment with bid documents and corporate strategy
• Establish relationships with, communicate, and presents proposals to Clients during and following the bid proposal process
• Oversee the use and maintenance of standardized estimating software and existing processes to streamline current estimates and proposal writing
• Track actual costs against estimated costs to influence future bid strategy and maintain cost history
• Generates comprehensive reports on estimating performance including against established KPIs
• Manage and control subcontractor database; communicate regularly with necessary subcontractors to review work scopes and analyze quotes for best value
• Identifies and implements process improvements, ensuring improved quality and accuracy of deliverables, with appropriate documentation of new and enhanced procedures
• Collaborates with and provides cross-functional support to Operations and Preconstruction teams to create solutions for job/estimating prospects
• This job posting is not intended as a complete list of activities, duties, or responsibilities for this position.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a similar role in plumbing, mechanical, or a related discipline—managing a team and working across both office and job site environments
• Experience in significant roles with estimating projects ranging from $1- $100 Million
• Advanced knowledge of related industry best practices and…