Dominique H. Yandle
Construction Estimator
Denver, CO · (303) 555 0179 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/dominiquehyandle
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Nine years estimating commercial and public construction.
INDUSTRIES
Commercial office, municipal facilities, public school districts.
SPECIALTIES
Quantity takeoff, unit pricing, bid day scope leveling, general conditions.
SYSTEMS
On Screen Takeoff, Bluebeam, Procore, Sage 300 Construction, Microsoft Excel.
CREDENTIALS
Certified Professional Estimator, American Society of Professional Estimators.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in construction management, Colorado State University.
Results at a Glance
14
Hard bid projects
38
Million dollar municipal
12
Million dollar bid
Executive Summary
Construction estimator with nine years pricing commercial and public work for a general contractor in the Rocky Mountain region. Handles quantity takeoff, unit pricing and bid day scope leveling on projects from 2 million to 40 million dollars. Known for clean subcontractor coverage and general conditions estimates that hold through buyout.
Signature Achievements
- Won 14 of 46 hard bid projects in 2024, a hit rate of 30 percent against a company average of 22 percent.
- Priced a 38 million dollar municipal recreation center that closed buyout 640,000 dollars under the estimate.
- Cut takeoff hours on repeat school projects by about a third by building an assembly library in On Screen Takeoff.
- Closed a mechanical scope gap on bid day by leveling three proposals in two hours, keeping a 12 million dollar bid alive.
- Cut change orders traced to estimating errors from nine per project to two with a scope checklist for every trade package.
Professional Experience
Construction Estimator
Front Range Builders Group, Denver, CO 2020 to present
Prices commercial and public work for a general contractor with annual revenue near 180 million dollars.
- Leads quantity takeoff and unit pricing for 30 to 35 bids a year across office, municipal and school projects.
- Builds the general conditions estimate with the project executive and sets contingency and escalation by project duration.
- Runs bid day, leveling subcontractor proposals by scope and calling coverage gaps before the number goes out.
- Hands won work to operations with a buyout log, an allowance list and the assumptions behind every line.
Estimator
Silver Plume Construction, Colorado Springs, CO 2017 to 2020
Priced interior and light commercial work for a regional contractor of 90 employees.
- Produced takeoffs and pricing for build outs from 200,000 to 4 million dollars.
- Solicited and tracked subcontractor coverage across 12 trades on every bid.
- Issued requests for information during bidding and folded the answers back into the estimate.
Project Engineer
Elkhorn Ridge Contractors, Fort Collins, CO 2015 to 2017
Supported field operations on two school additions delivered under lump sum contracts.
- Processed submittals and change orders in Procore and tracked installed quantities against the estimate.
Licensure and Certification
Certified Professional Estimator, American Society of Professional Estimators
Occupational Safety and Health Administration thirty hour construction card
Education
Bachelor of Science in construction management, Colorado State University, 2015
Core Skills
Quantity takeoff · Unit pricing · Scope leveling · General conditions · Contingency and escalation · Subcontractor solicitation · On Screen Takeoff · Bluebeam · Sage 300 Construction · Buyout handoff