Civil Estimator

Nicholas P Rhodes

**** * ***** *** ****: (***) 277 - 8129

Phoenix, AZ 85037 Email: ******.*****@*****.***

Professional Experience:

Civil Construction Estimator

Responsible for developing and maintaining customers; locating suppliers and subcontractors; compliance with all bid specifications; soils report interpretation and conformance, performing takeoffs for demolition, SWPP, hard dig, excavation, wet utilities, concrete and paving utilizing Agtek, Paydirt and Earthworks computerized digitizing and on screen takeoff programs. Compiled bids and change orders utilizing HCSS and Hard Dollar estimating software and custom excel spreadsheet programs.

Project Manager and Contract Negotiator

Negotiated contracts for commercial, residential, multifamily, and industrial developments. Instituted and coordinated standardized subcontractor agreements forms. Conceived and carried out project schedules. Coordinated or carried out material purchase and delivery. Reviewed and established subcontractor scope, schedules and submittals, Determined crew configurations and equipment needs and rentals. Managed risk assessment issues to comply with completion dates. Compiled as-builts and generated and negotiated change orders. Controlled and consoled, as necessary, customers, suppliers, subcontractors, employees and inspectors to complete projects on time and within budget.

Safety Officer

Assigned to develop and maintain company OSHA Safety Program and a culture of safety for all employees.

Decision Maker

Ability to multitask and to be a team player performing three job descriptions at once.

Business Owner and Self Starter

Successfully established and managed a Seal Coating, Paving & Maintenance and a Trucking business.

Civil Construction Estimator Accomplishments:

Established new business customers and maintained existing business customer base. Successfully performed this function for over 20 years. Found new customers for an excavation company by starting a concrete paving operation, per the requests of developers, which generated new excavation and new paving business customers.

Located, developed, and maintained good relationships with productive subcontractors in many diverse markets and locations throughout the country.

Instituted research into and purchase of digitizing and estimating software. Purchased and installed Heavy Bid, Heavy Job, and Agtek digitizing software for two companies, thereby streamlining the entire take off, bid, and project management process. Established and implemented the cost code system with accounting, estimating and the field, resulting in an improved job costing process.

Generated turnkey bid submittals for residential and commercial customers. Bid items included demolition, SWPP, hard dig, mass excavation, all wet utilities, trenching for dry utilities, all site concrete, fine grading, paving, striping, signage, street lights, traffic signals and landscaping.

Enjoy projects that require generating bid items and bid quantities during the design/bid process.

Experience includes digitized and on screen take-offs.

Successfully bid and procured work with various state DOT, city and county governments, industrial and commercial clients, healthcare facilities, single and multifamily residential developments, and utility companies.

Senior Estimator - Transformed an inefficient estimating department into a self-correcting cost effective team. Utilized training in Agtek, Heavy Bid and Heavy Job. Established and maintained a take off and bid review process.

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