As the first expert an operator meets, you will bridge the gap between design and construction. You’ll scan spaces, draw test fits, and produce the defensible budgets that decide whether a restaurant dream becomes a reality. This unique role combines estimating, design, and client relations into a single, high-impact seat.
Design-Build Estimator at COCOZZA Restaurant & Retail
COCOZZA Restaurant & Retail is fixing the biggest problem in the hospitality industry: restaurants failing before they ever open due to unknown construction costs. As a Design-Build Estimator, you aren't just support staff; you are the core of the business, providing operators with real budgets before they even sign a lease. This high-impact role in NYC combines design, estimating, and client strategy, offering a unique seat for someone who excels at both pricing and technical drawing. With an open-book profit-sharing model and a mission to build the city's best bars and restaurants, this is where estimating becomes a product.
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Location
New York, United States
Compensation
$145k-$165k (Total Compensation)
Company
COCOZZA Restaurant & Retail
Role overview
COCOZZA Restaurant & Retail is a New York City-based construction and production company that specializes in restaurant, bar, gym, and spa projects. It provides a client-focused, one-stop service for restaurant and retail development, covering budgeting, lease assistance, design, permitting, pre-construction, construction management, general contracting, consulting, and project completion support.
What you will do
- Conduct initial site walkthroughs and use modern capture tools to produce accurate dimensions and preliminary restaurant layouts.
- Build and maintain the company’s internal pricing book, unit costs, and cost database to ensure every budget is faster and smarter than the last.
- Lead budget reviews with operators and subcontractors, translating technical scopes into transparent financial narratives from concept through fixed-price contract.
Who this is a fit for
- Extensive experience pricing and building commercial interiors in New York City, with a strong preference for restaurant and design-build backgrounds.
- Proficient in digital drawing and space scanning tools, capable of creating architect-level test fits including kitchen lines, egress, and mechanical runs.
- Comfortable managing multiple budgets against tight deadlines while pricing from incomplete information using strategic allowances and defensible line items.
Why this role is remarkable
- Own the “front door” of a growing company where estimating isn’t just support—it’s the core product and business strategy.
- Work within a proven system using modern software and upstream planning to eliminate the traditional surprises that cause most restaurants to fail.
- Participate in the “Great Game of Business” with open-book management and a significant profit-sharing bonus that rewards thinking like an owner.
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