Transportation Senior Estimator

Description

• Will sit, stand or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift/work day.
• Assist in obtaining firm quotes for material suppliers, equipment and subcontractors.
• Will interact with people frequently during a shift/work day
• Quantification of mechanical assemblies such as valves and fire hydrants.
• Estimate unit costs by analyzing crew composition, production rates, and equipment selection.
• Utilization of relevant cost history database to verify production rates.
• Prepare supplier bid packages to ensure that self-performed work has competitive material quotes.
• Participate in detailed reviews, providing thorough explanation of estimate.
• Will lift, push or pull objects on an occasional basis
• Estimate all scopes related to their discipline area of expertise.
• Geotechnical report review - dewatering, blasting, and ripping requirements.
• Perform detailed quantity take-offs on bid items and materials in order to develop all-inclusive cost estimates.
• May use telephone, computer system, email, or other electronic devices on a limited basis to communicate with internal and external customers or vendors
• Crane selection, erection of precast elements and cast in place techniques.
• Analysis and pricing of backfill methods and materials.
• Coordinate junior estimators and interns with takeoff and vendor solicitation processes.
• Occasionally will climb stairs, ladders, etc.
• Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
• Identification of quarries and pits suitable for project use.
• Production of aggregate, asphalt, and concrete through various methods.
• May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis

Requirements

• Falsework and formwork systems.
• Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.)
• Ten or more years of experience in an estimating role.
• Post tensioning, precast yards, and foundations.
• Ideal candidates will have project experience in one or more key market sectors identified by the business unit.
• Earthwork flow, mass haul diagrams, project phasing.
• Excavator methods and equipment selection.
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office Suite programs.
• Preferred candidates will have obtained their LEED accreditation and DBIA certification, or express willingness to obtain.
• May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis
• Trench protection and shoring.
• Four ‐ year engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience.
• Advanced level HCSS knowledge of estimate entry and quote system tools.
• Scraper, dozer, truck, loader, and excavator productions.
• Understanding of incentives, penalties, and PWLs.
• Aggregates, PCCP Paving, Asphalt Paving
• Successful history executing projects as the prime point of contact with minimal oversight for project teams.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance