SENIOR ESTIMATOR- RETAIL

Description

• Traveling as necessary to assist with bids
• Coordination and collaboration of estimating and bidding teams
• Overseeing the development of general condition budgets
• Developing risk factors and ensuring they are properly evaluated by the team
• Managing negotiated and DB budgets and proposals
• Fostering subcontractor/client relations
• Taking notes during preconstruction meetings and distributing to team members within 24 hours post meeting
• Developing the project turnover package(s) and effectively presenting it to the operations team
• Mentoring junior estimator(s)
• Continually adding to subcontractor database
• Effectively soliciting and communicating with subcontractors and suppliers through the complete bid process
• Leadership of the company’s defined preconstruction processes during all phases (CM@R & Hard Unit Cost)
• Managing project solicitation efforts
• Coordinating with marketing for proposal completion
• Attending or coordinating pre-bid conferences as needed
• Assisting Chief Estimator with the development of department standards, templates, and samples
• Participating in industry and subcontractor events/lunches
• Effectively collaborating and coordinating with Architects, Owners, Estimators, Project Managers, and
• Managing bid day activities and participants
• Coordinating with joint-venture partners on bidding efforts
• Visiting projects on a monthly basis and soliciting feedback about estimate and actual project cost, including selfperform
• Leading the development of profitable self-perform budgets
• Managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Effective delegation to Preconstruction Administrator and Small Business Administrator in project support efforts
• Command of contracts, general conditions, division 00, and division 01 requirements
• Planning and executing successful projects through the bid process
• Performing constructability reviews throughout preconstruction
• Coordinating with operations Project Manager during preconstruction
• Continually adding feedback on construction cost database
• Accurate quantity surveys and costs for estimates
• Strategic planning of projects in all preconstruction phases

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Science, Architecture, Engineering, or Economics
• First Aid/CPR/AED certification preferred
• Proficiency with scheduling software
• Ability to work on several projects at the same time
• Successful experience as an estimator
• Proficiency with estimating technologies, including Timberline, OST, BIM, Innovaya, SmartBid, Cost Database,
• Experience with estimating design build, negotiated, hard bid, and CM@R projects
• Proficiency in the use of Excel spreadsheets
• Strong organizational and verbal communication skills
• Minimum 10 years industry experience
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members
• Ability to work within a deadline and under moderate pressure
• Ability to read and interpret project documents, including plans, specifications, RFP, RFI, BOD, etc.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance