Estimator - Service

Description
Join the RK team as an Estimator where your expertise directly impacts winning work and successful project execution. You’ll play a key role in developing accurate, competitive trade-specific estimates, collaborating with sales, preconstruction, and field teams, and shaping project strategy through scope analysis and value engineering. If you’re detail-oriented, thrive in a collaborative environment, and enjoy turning plans into actionable, well-supported bids, this role offers meaningful involvement from pursuit through project handoff.
Self.Made. at RK
At RK, Self. Made. isn’t a tagline, it’s how work gets done. People here build more than projects; they build capability, confidence, and careers they can be proud of. With so much work designed and fabricated in-house, ideas move quickly from concept to shop floor to job site. Teams collaborate across disciplines, solve real-world challenges, and grow through hands-on work that truly matters
RK Company Overview
RK Industries is a second-generation family-owned company led by brothers Rick and Jon Kinning. With seven specialized business units working together, we deliver construction, fabrication, manufacturing, and building services with a focus on safety, quality, and craftsmanship.
People join RK for the craftsmanship, complexity, and the ability to make a real impact. Our in-house capabilities mean employees see their ideas become real solutions, creating meaningful collaboration and clear visibility into how work gets built. Growth happens through challenging projects, mentorship from experienced builders, and opportunities that stretch your skill set.
With RK University, accredited apprenticeships, competitive benefits, and deep community investment, RK offers the stability of a family-owned company with the opportunity and momentum of an industry leader.
Salary range: $90,000-$108,000/year
Summary of Duties:
Provide complete and accurate trade specific estimates. Assemble Bid Tab with estimates and vendor/sub quotes. Coordinate and clarify scope internally and externally. Identify value engineering opportunities and fill in minor design/score gaps.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
Must have solid understanding of estimation process.
Review project documents.
Identify scope of work.
Material, labor, and equipment takeoffs.
Job site visits as needed
Identify and document difficult/ non-standard conditions.
Coordinate with Preconstruction Team to identify and fill scope gaps.