Estimator

Estimators shall demonstrate the following skills:

• Teamwork

• Computer Literacy

• Organization & Efficiency

• Excellent Customer Service Skills

Moreover, Estimators key responsibilities are as follows in the areas highlighted below:

General Pre-Construction

• Support of Sr Estimator with established RFP goals and deadlines

• Arrange and maintain bid alternates and value engineering options with subcontractors as they relate to overall proposal to client

• Ability to attend job walks with clients and quickly grasp scope of work and client's needs and expectations

• Effective navigation of company server to keep estimate files organized and accessible to other team members as needed

• Demonstrates awareness of potential pitfalls and "grey areas" within a project to minimize company risk

• Aptitude for proactive, problem-solving in fast-paced situations

• Versatility to discuss constructability and site logistics with field personnel for further continued growth as an estimator

• Demonstrates ability to consistently meet client deadlines with accurate data

• Ability to participate and provide input in a client de-scope meeting/presentation

• Support role on multiple projects with multiple delivery system at any given time

• Progression toward increasing responsibility and client interaction

• Understand benefits of historical costs and participates in database recording

• Effective and professional oral and written communication skills

• Efficiently use company estimating standards and templates with consistency

• Participate in estimate review with senior estimator / company principal as required

• Collects and organizes bid information for future reference and historical costs

RFP Process:

• Review of RFP documents and information for relevance to certain assigned trades

• Effective and professional company representation at site visits and pre-con meetings

• Demonstrates ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances

• Construct overall schedule rough draft  in scheduling software for team review

• Determine accurate material lead times and activity durations from discussions with subcontractors

• Ability to identify areas of lacking design and make effective use of RFI, clarification, or allowance to owner

• Management of addenda and RFI information as it relates to assigned trades

• Compile subcontractor bid forms / scope outlines to streamline sub proposal

• Compute accurate quantity take-offs for all trades activities

• Assist/participate in operations hand-off meeting after project award

  
  

  
  

Subcontractor Trade Interaction:

• Able to de-scope and review multiple subcontractor proposals on a construction project

• Desire to expand knowledge of trades as experience grows

• Ability to discuss scope of work with subcontractors and make adjustments as required during pre-con process

• Knowledge of union versus non-union subs and their impact as it relates to each estimate

• Provide subcontractor feedback to bidding subs as information becomes available

  
  

Conceptual Estimating:

• General ability to structure an estimate with little or no design input

• Establish trade take-off quantities based on little or no design input

Self-Performed Trade Estimating:

•  Ability to analyze crew sizes and material needs for basic self-perform activities

• Compares self-perform pricing against historical costs and productivity

• Aware of union trade wage hour restrictions

• Consults with internal team members for their input and expertise

Industry Knowledge / Relationships:

• Consistent and fair interactions with the subcontracting community

• Represents company in a respectful and professional manner to foster future opportunities with clients, subcontractors, and design professionals

Buyout / Operations Hand-off:

•  Establish complete and accurate subcontract value for assigned trades after contract award

• Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontractors.

• Aids field operations with change order pricing as needed

Software Expertise:

• Microsoft Office

• Planswift Takeoff

• Company Excel Bid Templates

• Microsoft Project

• Bid Mail

Mentoring:

• Guide project engineers/interns who are assisting on estimates