Senior Estimator

Job Description

Senior Estimator - Commerical GC

Pay Range $130-$150K plus

Summary of Position

The Senior Estimator must work closely with the Business Unit Leader to manage preconstruction projects and assigned estimating personnel. SE is responsible to solicit bids from qualified subcontractors, build a solid subcontractor database and engage with the subcontractor community. SE works on budget development/submission, detailed and comprehensive quantity takeoff, accurate cost evaluation, subcontractor/supplier bid solicitation, subcontractor/supplier scope, qualification and cost evaluations, risk evaluation, and bid submission.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that bids and proposals are competitive and have the greatest chance of winning.

• Use experience, leadership skills, and knowledge of fundamental preconstruction processes to actively lead and manage the Preconstruction Department staff, in word and example.

• Identify and appropriately mitigate risk associated with the business of preconstruction.

• Actively build subcontractor/supplier database and relationships to ensure the best pricing.

• Manage the effective standardization, organization, preparation, and proper distribution/submission of preconstruction solicitations, qualification submissions, company information, and other preconstruction-related correspondence associated with projects assigned to this role, both upstream and downstream, on behalf of the company.

• Perform and/or manage the project qualification, solicitation, quantity survey, scheduling, scoping, clarifying, and pricing effort for assigned preconstruction projects resulting in well-organized, professional correspondence and reports.

• Prepare properly qualified and clarified conceptual budgets based on minimal information.

• Ensure the flow of preconstruction information internally and externally is maintained and documented.

• Communicate and stay abreast of the latest information, both internally and externally, that affects all aspects of cost used to prepare preconstruction estimates and correspondence.

• Coordinate business development and qualification correspondence requirements with Operations and Business Development teams.

• Maintain and communicate data on construction and material cost trends affecting preconstruction cost databases.

• Analyze alternative means and methods to determine the most economic preconstruction alternative.

• Serve as default point of contact and advisor for assigned potential clients from initial contact to the proper point of transfer to project management representatives.

• Build effective relationships with customers, design team, specialty contractors, suppliers, and user groups that reflect and support company vision, mission, and core values and meets or exceeds the customer's expectations.

• Actively participate in industry, client and community relations to enhance company image.

Bid Administration

• Review contractual requirements and develop a plan for the project construction that is utilized as the basis of the cost estimating process.

• Prepare an in-house budget and GMP.

• Prepare or direct the preparation of material take-off from project plans and documents.

Project Knowledge

• Review bid requirements thoroughly and ask follow-up questions on every bid, as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disabled / Protected Veterans

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For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, the Company is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

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Company Description

This company offers growth and a great group of people to work with.

Full-time