Estimator - General Trades/Carpentry

Description

• Honors the brand promises of the Project Planning Group at Christman. Foundational to our brand is: providing accurate costing; proactively offering creative solutions for the team; and understanding our client’s business to optimize capital investment and to win as a team.
• Prepares proposal letters, qualification and clarification sheets.
• Ensures clean handoff of estimate, bidding information, drawings, specifications, etc. to project management team; assists with kickoff meetings.
• Manages supplier and subcontractor bid invitations for respective estimates.
• Works in conjunction with the bid team to prepare accurate bid proposals.
• Responsible for timely and complete bid submission and management of all required bid submission requirements (i.e. schedule, logistics, breakdown pricing, etc.).
• Organizes and performs quantity take-offs.
• Contacts/Follows-up with subcontractors and suppliers for pricing input.
• Assists with subcontractor recommendations and buyouts.
• Provides technical assistance to Project Managers in negotiating contracts, change orders, etc. as required.
• Reviews contract scopes and associated dollar figures.
• Reads and interprets technical documents such as Geotechnical Reports, Due Care Plans, etc.
• Surveys, quantifies materials, and produces assemblies from drawings.

Requirements

• Demonstrates knowledge of client relations and estimate presentations.
• Strong computer knowledge in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Possesses great knowledge with regard to technical specifications and pricing levels.
• Familiarity with construction project management software.
• Complete knowledge of the estimating documents and the ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of the documents.
• Completes assigned and required training for this role.
• Demonstrates conceptual estimating proficiency in the scope review process, subcontractor knowledge, information of on-screen takeoff and estimating software platforms, and in interiors estimating.
• -or- Equivalent combination of the above education, training, and experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Business, Finance or a related job field.
• Meets deadline challenges and has the ability to prioritize multiple assignments simultaneously.
• Basic understanding of accounting and project management concepts.
• Must have conceptual ability to work with minimum information and quickly develop an understanding of the owner and/or architect requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Use of Planswift and WinEst estimating software.
• Three (3) years of work experience in construction or related job field.
• Deep understanding of research methodology, data analysis, and estimation metrics.
• Well organized, excellent communication, and negotiation abilities.
• Knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance