Estimating Lead
Date: Aug 25, 2025
Location: Lathrop, CA, US, 95330
Company: Nucor
Job Details
Division: Nucor Rebar Fabrication Southwest
Location: Lathrop, CA, United States
Other Available Locations: N/A
Welcome to Nucor, where our unique culture sets us apart. Joining Nucor means becoming part of North America's largest steel and steel products manufacturer, offering unmatched career opportunities and stability. We are known for our innovative sustainability practices and are the continent's largest recycler. Our vibrant culture, built on personal connections and teamwork, empowers every team member with the freedom to innovate and contribute to our collective success. Experience a workplace where safety, efficiency, and meaningful personal connections define every day, enriching both our teammates and the communities we serve.
Nucor supports its teammates with top-tier benefits like Medical, Dental, Vision, and Disability Insurance, 401K and Roth accounts, Profit sharing, Pay-for-performance bonuses, Paid parental leave, Tuition reimbursement, Stock program, Scholarships and more.
Compensation:
Base Salary: $66,497.60 - $73,299.20
Return on Asset Eligible: Up to 33% of annual eligible earnings
Profit Share 5-year Average: 20.17% of annual eligible earnings
Purpose:
Leadership role in a region that utilizes designated team to assign estimating workflow coordination and supervision. Utilizing available resources to provide dependable and accurate estimates that ensure project scope and customer bid schedules are met. Provide leadership to achieve enterprise goals, including market leading quality, participation, and cultivating a culture of continuous improvement and growth.
Safety is the most important part of all jobs within Nucor; therefore, candidates must be able to demonstrate the ability to initiate, lead, and uphold safety policies, practices, procedures, and housekeeping standards at all times.
Basic Job Functions:
Ensure alignment in processes and best practices for estimate creation.
Work with Estimating Supervisor to manage and balance estimating resources across region to support strategy and initiatives.
Provide industry leading and dependable service that our customers rely on.
Must adhere to Nucor Rebar Fabrication’s safety programs and standards.
Demonstrate leadership consistent with Nucor Rebar Fabrication’s vision and values.
Lead estimating team to achieve enterprise goals, including safety culture and culture of continuous improvement and growth.
Oversee the productivity and work quality of the estimators including 3rd party partners to ensure quality, efficiency, accuracy of estimating. Additionally, provide timely response to meet customer needs.
Assign all estimating work for designated sales area to an appropriate estimator so that estimating can be done efficiently and in accordance with customers’ deadline needs.
Communicate with Estimator Supervisor and sales leadership to secure projects for estimating as needed to maintain production utilization levels and meet market participation goals.
Possess a thorough knowledge of CRSI and the Manual of Standard Practice and best practices for each sales territory work is being performed for.
Review and validate estimates for quality, accuracy, and scope adherence.
Perform other duties as requested by the supervisor.
Minimum Requirements:
Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Knowledge of concrete structures, CRSI/ACI standards
Ability to track plan revisions/bid updates against previous work
Must have good communication and computer skills
Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving abilities
Ability to review bid plans to assist in the assessment of the project, project scope and bidding strategy
Must be able to meet critical deadlines and handle changing priorities
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Detailed Selection Criteria:
Leadership presence and courage-Willingness and confidence to have immediate and direct conversations on critical alignment issues such as teamwork, building relationships, initiating and supporting change, and production process issues that arise. This includes willing to face adversity and conflict head on.
Accountability and Dependability-Displays personal responsibility with work habits and has the ability to hold others accountable for desired results. Being reliable, responsible and committed to fulfilling obligations and ensuring the success and accountability of the team.
Communication-The ability to actively listen to others and communicate information clearly and effectively.
Developing and Building Teams-Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect and cooperation among teammates, as well as, coaching, mentoring, teaching, training, or otherwise helping others improve their skills to work effectively.
Teamwork-Working with others in a coordinated effort to achieve a common goal. This includes making necessary teammate or process adjustments to ensure effective outcomes.
Initiative-Independently and proactively seeking out work that needs to be done and being willing to take on responsibilities and challenges with minimal oversight.
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work-Developing specific goals and plans for prioritizing, organizing, and accomplishing individual work and/or the work of the team with a high attention to detail
Problem Solving & Judgment/Decision Making-Identifying problems and analyzing or reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options in order to choose the more appropriate solution.
Preferences:
Two-year technical degree from an accredited school or college
What You Need to Know:
What You Need to Know:
Extended hours may be required during peak production. Work is frequently performed beyond the normal weekday schedule.
Occasional travel may be necessary.
Must be able to work overtime when required.
Walking, sitting, standing, bending.
Using hands to operate objects, tools, computers, and other electronic equipment.
Lifting/handling computers and related equipment.
Nucor is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/Disabled/Vets – and a drug – free workplace
Nearest Major Market: Stockton