Cost Engineer/ Jr. Estimator

Job Description

Looking for a place to build your career?

Catamount is on a mission to be the construction partner of choice. Every day, we build the infrastructure that matters; the distribution center that ships the gift you need tomorrow, the restaurants where you celebrate life, the assisted living community where loved ones are cared for, your first apartment, the facility you seek out when you need the best medical care, and the fire stations that hold our heroes - Catamount builds communities. We are passionate employee owners and we are looking for team members who want to build their future with us.

At Catamount, we enable opportunity and growth. We invest in training and continuing education while maintaining an open door philosophy which fosters collaboration and teamwork. We work hard, but we also know when it is time to build in balance. We support each other so that when you work here, you feel the Catamount difference.

Role & Responsibilities:

Participates in hand off meetings to the Project Management team in a clear, precise and organized manner

Specifically follow and adhere to estimating process

Reviews subcontractor proposal for accuracy before submitting – reviews scope in detail, read all subcontractor exclusions and has confirmed that the excluded items are not needed or are covered elsewhere

Prepare for scope meetings – scope sheets completed, take offs completed, list of confirmed bidding subs, prepared to coordinate trades with other team members.

Provide accurate quantity surveys

Efficiently use take-off software

On bid date, ensure that scope sheets are correctly filled out with an “apples to apples” total for each sub at the bottom of the sheet, and are clear, concise, and accurate

Thoroughly review project specifications during bid period

Solicit appropriate quantity of subcontractors in a timely manner and confirms their intent to bid

Follow up by phone with all bidding subcontractors prior to bid day

Contact suppliers and other third parties to find qualified subcontractors for specific projects

Complete appropriate reference checks on new subcontractors

Distribute addendums timely and to all responsible parties

Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required

2-3 years' estimating experience with a general contractor, including estimating for industrial/retail/commercial construction, is preferred

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, & Outlook

Why you might love working here:

You will have the opportunity to support a growing team and company in a true learning and mentoring environment. Our divisions have the “feel” of a small business while offering the resources of a large company.

Our work spans across a multitude of market sectors, providing opportunities to shift between project types

We’re 100% employee owned. It’s not just a unique wealth building and retirement benefit, it helps align our people and goals as we share our successes

Benefits: Catamount offers a rich benefits portfolio that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short and long-term disability; an Employee Assistance Program; a 401(k) Plan; an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); a generous VacationFlex program; paid sick time; and other optional programs such as Pet Insurance, AFLAC Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Policies.

Compensation:

In addition to offering competitive base pay, Catamount employees are eligible for additional incentives for merit/performance, project incentives, new hire referrals, and business development commissions.

Catamount Constructors Incorporated does not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies or recruiting firms. Any resume submitted to any employee of Catamount without a prior executed agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of Catamount Constructors Incorporated. Thank you for not calling or emailing.

Company Description

Catamount is a 100% employee-owned company with over 25 years of experience providing construction management and general contracting services nationwide. Ranked in Engineering News Record’s ‘Top 400 National Contractors’ for sixteen consecutive years, we provide contracting services to owners and developers including general contracting, construction management, sustainable construction, design-build, cost estimating, conceptual budgeting, scheduling, and value engineering. Serving clients throughout the U.S., Catamount maintains offices in Atlanta, GA; Denver, CO; San Antonio, TX; Savannah, GA; and Tampa, FL.

As a 100% employee-owned company, we take ownership in what we do every day. Our project partners and our people feel the difference from day one.

Our culture is centered around a vision of shared success with our Employee-Owners, clients, partners, and subcontractors – which is why 80% of our clients come back again and again (and again...). We are with our clients from the first handshake beyond project closeout.

Our vision is to develop leaders at every level. When you are part of our team, you will have the opportunity to better the company, the people around you, and yourself every day.

Full-time