Get bids out the door
5x faster — without
the $90K salary.

Our estimators are trained in the most common takeoff and estimating tools — Bluebeam Revu, PlanSwift, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), STACK, Procore, Sage Estimating, and ProEst. We also work with Excel-based estimating systems and proprietary spreadsheets, which most contractors still rely on day-to-day. If your team uses something specific, let us know on the discovery call — we'll either match you with someone already trained or train them on it before they start.

A full-time construction estimator in the US typically costs $75,000–$120,000 per year in salary, plus another 25–30% in benefits, payroll taxes, software licenses, and overhead — putting the all-in cost north of $100,000 annually. A Get Ninja remote estimator runs at a flat monthly rate that's a fraction of that, with no benefits, no overtime, no payroll headaches, and no per-sheet billing surprises. Most clients save 60–70% on their estimating spend.

Our estimators work across residential, commercial, and specialty trades — including general contracting, framing, concrete, drywall, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, mechanical, civil, and site work. Whether you're bidding single-family homes, multi-family, light commercial, ground-up commercial, or specialty subcontractor scopes, we'll match you with an estimator whose project background fits your work.

Yes. Every Get Ninja estimator is trained on US construction practices — including CSI MasterFormat divisions, US measurement units (imperial), American building codes, and standard regional bidding norms. We don't place estimators who only know metric or international standards on US contractor accounts.

A typical week includes:

• Digital takeoffs from PDF or paper plans.
• Quantity surveys & bid leveling.
• Scope sheet preparation.
• Subcontractor quote tracking & follow-up.
• RFI logging & vendor pricing updates.
• Estimate database maintenance.
• Bid submission packaging.
• Change orders, value engineering & post-bid reviews.

Initial onboarding takes about 3 business days from your discovery call to placement. Your estimator then enters a structured 3-week ramp-up where they learn your projects, software setup, bid style, and subcontractor relationships. Most clients see their estimator producing real, billable takeoff work by week 3–4, with full output by week 5–6.

Two protections: First, you have a 30-day money-back guarantee — if you're not seeing real bid output in your first month, we refund you. Second, for the life of your account, we offer a replacement guarantee — if your estimator isn't the right fit at any point, we swap them out at no charge.

A few reasons most contractors land on this: the US estimator labor market is tight — there are roughly 3 open estimator roles for every qualified candidate, and senior estimators are aggressively recruited. Hiring takes 3–6 months on average and costs $5K–$15K in recruiter fees and onboarding losses. A remote estimator solves the capacity problem in days instead of months, costs 60–70% less all-in, and comes pre-trained. Many of our clients use a remote estimator alongside their in-house team to handle overflow during busy bid seasons.