Current jobs related to ConTech SaaS Co-founder - San Francisco, California - Build Navigator

We're Building the Future of Construction. Join Us.
The Mission

What if we could make building homes, schools, and hospitals vastly faster and more affordable? How would that impact our economy, society, families? What if technology could usher in an era of building abundance?

We're not here to just build another SaaS tool. We're here to transform a $2 trillion+ industry that's been stuck in the past.

Construction is one of the last great industries waiting for its digital revolution.

This isn't just a job post. It's a call to embark on a mission.

The Problem We're Solving

Construction estimation is broken. You know this better than anyone.

You've spent countless hours measuring blueprints with digital rulers, counting objects one by one, categorizing documents by hand. You've dealt with the chaos of missing specifications, unclear drawings, and last-minute changes. You've seen how estimation bottlenecks delay projects, inflate costs, and create friction across the entire construction process.

It's 2025, and we're still doing things like it's 2001.

This affects every building project, from single-family homes to massive infrastructure. And you've lived it.

We're changing that.

What We're Building

An AI-native construction estimation platform that automates the tedious while empowering the experts.

Today:

We're building intelligent automation that transforms how you approach bid packages:

• Intelligent document analysis:

AI that reads and categorizes specifications, drawings, and addenda in seconds instead of hours
- Hidden risk detection:

Automated identification of scope gaps, conflicting specifications, unclear details, and ambiguous requirements that could blow up your estimate
- Cost exposure flagging:

Surface potential cost drivers buried in the documents - unusual materials, tight schedules, difficult site conditions, or vague owner requirements
- Smart RFI generation:

Automatically identify areas requiring clarification and draft targeted RFIs based on document inconsistencies or missing information
- Go/no-go intelligence:

Rapid bid package review that highlights red flags, calculates risk scores, and helps you make faster, more confident bidding decisions
- Automated takeoffs:

Area measurement, object counting, material identification, and construction assembly creation - all with human-in-the-loop quality control

Tomorrow:

A complete end-to-end construction management platform that becomes the operating system for how buildings get built.

We're not just automating existing workflows. We're reimagining what's possible when you combine domain expertise with cutting-edge AI. Imagine reviewing a 500-page bid package in 30 minutes instead of 3 days, with AI surfacing every hidden risk and cost driver that could impact your number.

Where We Are

This isn't day zero. We've built real momentum:

• 100+ user interviews with construction professionals who've validated the problem
• 50+ users signed up for our Early Access Program (50%+ conversion rate)
• 3-7 qualified leads per day through zero-cost acquisition channels
• Working MVP in development, ready for launch
• Strong team foundation: co-founder, advisors, and interns already assembled

We've spent months in the trenches with estimators, understanding every pain point, every workflow, every frustration. We've built distribution channels. We've validated product-market fit. We've laid the groundwork.

Now we're ready to build and scale.

Who You Are

You're not just looking for a job. You're looking for a mission.

You're an estimator who's tired of the status quo and ready to revolutionize your industry. You don't just want to work on another project - you want to change how estimation gets done forever.

Estimation Excellence

• Deep expertise:

5+ years of hands-on construction estimation experience across multiple project types
- Technical proficiency:

You know Bluebeam, PlanSwift, or similar tools inside and out
- Industry knowledge:

You understand CSI divisions, trade specifications, assemblies, and construction workflows
- Quality obsession:

You know what good estimation looks like and can articulate why it matters

Product & Business Sense

• User empathy:

You've trained other estimators and understand how people actually work
- Process thinking:

You can break down workflows, identify inefficiencies, and design better systems
- Communication skills:

You can translate technical estimation concepts to non-estimators
- Strategic vision:

You see beyond today's features to where the industry needs to go

Founder Mentality

• Entrepreneurial drive:

You want to build a company, not just work for one
- Adaptability:

You're comfortable wearing multiple hats and working in ambiguity
- High integrity:

You do what you say, you say what you mean, and you build with honor
- Relentless determination:

You don't give up when things get hard. You get creative
- Intrinsic motivation:

You're driven by purpose and impact, not just paychecks

The Intangibles

You're the kind of person who's looked at estimation software and thought "I could design this better." You've felt the frustration of tools that don't understand the actual work. You have the domain expertise to know what's wrong and the vision to see what's possible. You want to build something that lasts, something that matters, something you'll be proud to tell your grandkids about.

Who We Are

The Founder:

Andrew is a multi-time founder with a track record of building from nothing. His previous startup, a Web3 media company, hit 7 figures in year one and became the largest faith-based Web3 company globally. He is focused on distribution, sales, and go-to-market and has built successful sales teams with zero budget. Andrew also has construction industry experience, ranging from hands-on building to project management.

Technical Co-Founder:

Mike is a multi-time founder with a Masters in Computer Science from Stanford. He's a full-stack developer with AI/ML expertise who's been architecting and building our platform since November 2025. He's creating an AI-native system from the ground up based on real user feedback and modern AI capabilities.

Why We Need You:

We have the technology and the go-to-market engine. What we need is the domain expertise to ensure we're building the right product in the right way. We need someone who's lived the estimator's life, who understands the nuances, who can guide our product decisions with real-world wisdom. We need you to be the voice of the user, the guardian of quality, and the bridge between what's technically possible and what's actually useful.

The Team:

We have advisors, interns, and a growing network of industry insiders who believe in what we're building.

The Vision That Drives Us

Our vision is to become the market disruptor and category leader in the $40+ billion pre-construction SaaS space. To build the platform that every construction company uses. To be the company that finally brought construction into the 21st century.

But it's bigger than market size. It's about impact. The goal is to ultimately usher in an age of building abundance.

Technology can do this - we just have to build it.

What We're Offering

• Co-founder equity
• Future salary, bonuses and dividends
• Ground floor opportunity:

Shape the product, culture, and future of the company
- Startup program potential:

We're applying to top startup incubators including Y Combinator
- Product ownership:

The authority to make product decisions and ensure we build what estimators actually need
- Impact at scale:

Touch millions of construction projects and help build the future

This is a founding role. That means you'll wear many hats, work long hours, and face uncertainty. But it also means you'll have unparalleled ownership, impact, and upside.

Your Role

As Co-Founder and Head of Product/Domain Expertise, you'll:

• Define the product roadmap

based on deep understanding of estimator workflows and pain points
- Ensure product quality

by testing features against real-world estimation scenarios
- Lead user research

by conducting interviews, demos, and feedback sessions with customers
- Guide AI training

by helping our technical team understand what "good" looks like in estimation
- Build industry relationships

by leveraging your network to open doors and validate our approach
- Shape company culture

as one of the founding team members who sets the tone
- Evangelize the product

by speaking the language of estimators and winning early adopters

Ready to Build?

If you've read this far and you're not excited, this probably isn't for you.

But if you're feeling that pull - that sense that this is the thing you've been looking for - then let's talk.

We're building something important. Something that will outlast us. Something that will change how the world gets built.

The question is: are you ready to be part of it?

Let's build the future together.