Estimator

Overview

Estimates HVAC project costs, prepares bids, and manages client and vendor relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• bid preparation
• cost estimating
• vendor management
• client coordination
• plan review
• value engineering

Tasks

-Meets with the appropriate personnel as required for Turnover and Pre-planning meetings. -Compare proposals for price, conformance to the specifications, confirm correct quantities -Complies with corporate policies and procedures. -Identifies pre-bid RFI’s and potential plan errors early in process to reduce RFI’s and plan revisions during construction phase. -Creates, reviews, and evolves historical cost data to increase its accuracy as a resource. -Completes a bid package in accordance with company policy and customer requirements. -Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers -Discusses the zoning with the PE to determine system type options. -Update budgets as needed and as requested by the Manager of Preconstruction. -Reviews the estimate and the bid package with the Management team in accordance with company policy before bid date. -Communicates and coordinates with all design disciplines to increase plan accuracy. -Responds to inquiries from potential clients for information about the capabilities of Ainsworth. -Maintains professional, cooperative relationships with subcontractors, engineers, architects and owners. -Obtains pricing information from vendors, if necessary, for inclusion in the bid. -Visits the job site to ensure that unusual site or production requirements are properly considered in the bid. -Follows up on the bid on a timely basis and provides post-bid information, if required. -Develops and nurtures relationships with contractors, owners, governmental agencies and other potential customers or influencers. -Reviews bid opportunities to evaluate the fit of prospective projects to the capabilities and business objectives of Ainsworth; makes recommendations concerning whether to bid projects; adds selected opportunities to add to the bid log. -Discusses any issues that require clarification with the potential client. -Participates in the Job Completion Review meeting. -Follows up with the potential clients on lost bids to determine the reason and debriefs the President. -Reads and understands the specifications, drawings, notes, etc. in the bid request. -Confers with the client and other design team members to ensure coordination between trades. -Updates the bid log as bid status changes. -Tracks and follows up on inquiries. -Leads the post-bid value engineering effort involving the Project Manager if one has been appointed. -Build procurement organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency -Communicate with vendors to ensure that the bids/prices arrive in a timely fashion -Tracks plan sets, addendums, and reports and has full understanding of plan edits and evolutions during process. -Carefully inputs the building specifications to calculate the load which is reviewed with the PE. -Reviews the final design with the PE. -Facilitates subcontractor pre-qualification process -Lays out the system and sizes all devices, ductwork and piping in accordance with current code requirements. -Takes off each opportunity, using the computer system, or an alternative as approved by management. -Identifies opportunities for efficiencies and cost savings.

Requirements

• hvac
• 3-5 yrs
• ms office
• blue beam
• estimating
• engineering degree

What You Bring

-Individuals with HVAC or commercial construction management in the NYC area and associated experience are welcome to apply -3 to 5 years’ experience in the HVAC industry (with engineering or construction degree, 5+ years experience required without) -Must have working knowledge of all typical computer programs used in this work environment such as MS Office, Vista and/or Windows 7 (MS Word, Excel, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint, Project and Outlook), Blue Beam software a plus. -Valid driver’s license -Maintains a high level of expertise with the estimating software system and accounting system. -Engineering degree or Construction Management degree preferred -Must have excellent communication, presentation & organizational skills -Stays current with industry standards, codes and technologies. -Technical degree or associates degree in a related field will be considered

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About Ainsworth Inc

-grew from a small maintenance firm into a multi-trade powerhouse across Canada and the U.S. -Experts in HVAC, mechanical, electrical, automation and energy management, stands out for delivering tight-deadline institutional, commercial and industrial works. -Typical projects range from retrofit and maintenance of manufacturing plants to automating building systems in hospitals and campuses. -Operates coast-to-coast with regional offices and field teams that combine local knowledge with national reach. -Distinct for in-house fabrication of process piping (including clean-room orbital welding), solves high-precision industrial challenges. -Financially, benefits from GDI’s strength—part of a North American firm.

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