Construction Estimator Recruiter in Florida (2026) | Amundson Group

Last updated October 6, 2026 · Compiled from Amundson Group placement records and public market data.

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Construction estimator recruiter for Florida: the short answer

Amundson Group recruits construction estimators for heavy civil, site development, data center, rail, tunnel and wastewater contractors across Florida. We are a Houston-headquartered, veteran-owned construction recruiting firm and an Inc. 5000 honoree in 2024 and 2025. Florida is one of the states where our roots run deepest, alongside Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas, and we place estimators from Jacksonville and Orlando to Tampa, Fort Myers and Miami. Houston, Texas is our only office, and we serve clients nationwide from there. Amundson Group does not place commercial, energy or oil and gas roles.

If you need a chief estimator, senior estimator, preconstruction manager or entry-level estimator who can take off a highway package, a utility and paving scope or a wastewater plant and price it to win, that is the search we run.

What the Florida estimator market looks like in 2026

Florida’s construction economy is mixed but still active. Per state labor data, Florida construction employment stood at 658,400 in August 2026, up 0.4% year over year, while a separate state report showed the industry shed 3,200 jobs between June 2025 and June 2026. The numbers differ by source and time window, but one signal holds across both: contractors are still competing hard for estimating, project controls, superintendent and project management talent, especially in infrastructure-heavy metros such as Tampa, where FDOT highway programs, CEI work and heavy civil projects keep bid desks full.

The pressure is national as well. Per AGC and NCCER’s 2026 workforce survey, 82% of construction firms reported unfilled salaried positions and 87% had open hourly craft roles. Estimators sit squarely in that salaried gap, because a good one needs field sense, software fluency and the judgment to price risk, and that combination rarely answers a job posting.

In a market where 82% of contractors cannot fill their salaried seats, an estimator opening in Florida is a recruiting problem, not a posting problem.

Estimator roles we fill in Florida

• Chief estimators and preconstruction directors who own the bid calendar and go or no-go decisions.
• Senior and lead estimators on heavy civil work: highways, bridges, earthwork and grading, including FDOT and county lettings.
• Site development and land development estimators pricing wet and dry utilities, paving and mass grading for Florida’s residential and master-planned growth corridors.
• Data center, rail, tunnel and wastewater estimators who understand self-perform crews, specialty subcontractor markets and long-lead equipment.
• Project engineers and junior estimators on a path toward a senior estimating seat.

How an estimator search works with Amundson Group

• Intake. We spend the first call on the real job: project types, delivery methods, software stack (HCSS HeavyBid, Bluebeam, Agtek and similar), reporting line and what a win looks like in year one.
• Speed. Our average is 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume, because we are searching a network of 90,000+ construction professionals we already know rather than starting from a blank screen.
• Screening. Every estimator is vetted on bid volume, hit rate conversations, self-perform versus subcontracted scope, and whether their numbers have held up in the field.
• Market feedback. We tell you plainly when the comp, title or relocation ask is out of step with what Florida estimators are accepting right now.
• Follow-through. Offer, counteroffer and resignation coaching for the candidate, and a straight answer for you at each step.

What Florida estimators should know about pay

We do not publish salary figures on this page, but we do publish them. Our construction salary data is drawn straight from where the hiring happens, our recruiting desks, across a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, and cross-checked against authoritative sources such as BLS, AGC, ENR and industry surveys. It is the market as we actually see it, not scraped job-board averages. Current ranges for estimators, chief estimators and preconstruction leaders are in the Amundson Group construction salary guide.

For Florida contractors ready to hire

To date, Amundson Group has made 1,200+ construction placements and served 250+ construction companies, a large share of them heavy civil and infrastructure contractors in the Southeast. If you have an estimating seat open in Florida, start the search at amundsongroup.com/hire-talent and we will be back to you with a first qualified resume quickly.

Frequently asked questions

Does Amundson Group recruit construction estimators in Florida?

Yes. Amundson Group recruits estimators for heavy civil, site development, data center, rail, tunnel and wastewater contractors throughout Florida, including Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Myers and Miami. Florida is one of our deepest markets alongside Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas. We are a veteran-owned, Inc. 5000 honoree (2024, 2025) construction recruiting firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, our only office, and we serve clients nationwide. Amundson Group does not place commercial, energy or oil and gas roles.

How fast can a Florida contractor expect to see estimator candidates?

Our average is 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume. That speed comes from a network of 90,000+ construction professionals we already know, many of them heavy civil and infrastructure estimators in the Southeast, rather than starting a search from scratch. The first candidates are typically people we have spoken with recently about bid volume, software and project mix, so a hiring manager can move to interviews quickly instead of sorting unqualified applicants.

How tight is the estimator market in Florida right now?

Tight, and uneven. Per state labor data, Florida construction employment was 658,400 in August 2026, up 0.4% year over year, while another state report showed a loss of 3,200 construction jobs from June 2025 to June 2026. Nationally, AGC and NCCER’s 2026 survey found 82% of construction firms had unfilled salaried roles. Estimating remains one of the hardest seats to fill in infrastructure-heavy Florida metros such as Tampa, where FDOT and heavy civil programs keep demand steady.

Where can I find Florida construction estimator salary ranges?

We keep salary figures off this page and in one place: the Amundson Group construction salary guide at amundsongroup.com/salary-guide. Our construction salary data is drawn straight from our recruiting desks, across a network of 90,000+ construction professionals, and cross-checked against authoritative sources such as BLS, AGC, ENR and industry surveys. It reflects the market as we actually see it, not scraped job-board averages, and covers estimators, chief estimators and preconstruction leaders.

Start a search with Amundson Group. Average 7 hours from job intake to first qualified resume.