SPO Senior Estimator

Description

• Ensure complete and accurate pricing within estimate or Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), reflect recent pricing data and trade partner bids or budgets.
• Participate and contribute to Launch Matrix for each milestone estimate.
• Analyze cost data, unit prices, costs, and develop standard information for building systems estimated costs.
• Take lead role or support role in Lump Sum bid process
• Receive, file, and distribute design documents to internal team members.
• Active participation in estimate and GMP review meetings with architects, engineers, and owners. Incorporate comments, feedback, and input into revised estimates or GMP’s and assemble revised documents for final submission.
• Participate in estimate review meetings with internal stakeholders to validate estimate prior to client delivery
• Develop, lead, or support assembly of estimate, bid or GMP documents required by and submitted to owner, coordinate requirements with contract agreement.
• Review design documents for completion; assemble comments and requests for additional information needed to provide complete estimates.
• Lead review meetings with owner, architect, and engineer related to Preconstruction phase.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimate and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
• Prepare trade partner bid proposal forms and bid recording sheets for assigned trades, evaluate trade partner input for scope inclusion, and identify scope gaps and overlaps, coordinate with other staff managing trades.
• Provide input to constructability reviews coordinate with Operations team and provide feedback to Design team and client.
• Provide pricing for value engineering, alternates, options, and special studies.
• Participate in hiring process, onboard and deliver timely performance feedback for direct reports, execute/contribute to performance appraisals during annual performance cycle, utilize talent management systems, and identify appropriate training to help with development needs.
• Coordinate trade partner bid lists with procurement for budget pricing and bidding.
• Manage distribution of current design documents for trade partner budgeting and bidding; ensure account for sufficient trade partner input.
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimates and develop clear and concise messages to explain variances for each project stakeholder.
• Visit project sites to evaluate existing conditions, identify and capture scope not included in design documents.
• Collaborate with Project Preconstruction Manager and Preconstruction Manager in estimating functions throughout preconstruction phase launch process.
• Support Project Preconstruction Manager or Preconstruction Manager in set-up of estimate, estimate schedule, and responsibility matrix.
• Utilize Building Information Models (BIM) for quantity take-off and visualization to support complete estimate preparation.
• Generate, coordinate, and manage Budget Control Reports (BCR) between each milestone estimate to manage cost events and value engineering opportunities. Provide variance reports for each milestone estimate to communicate scope development.
• Lead coordination of operational input during estimating, bidding, and GMP process; ensure estimate incorporates detailed
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, architects, design community, and trade partners to enhance future business development opportunities.
• Contribute to Target Value Design process as appropriate for assigned projects.
• Perform quantity take-off, analysis, estimate, and studies for assigned trades and building systems.
• Project management of competing demands, and meet established deadlines

Requirements

• Conceptual ability, able to work with minimum information and quickly develop understanding of owner/architect requirements
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program in Engineering, Construction Management, Building Construction or similar, and minimum of 8 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices knowledge
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications, and familiar with estimating software
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Supervisory or management experience
• Familiar with operating procedures and methods of other departments – Procurement, Operations
• Extensive knowledge of estimating documents and ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Experience in project engineering, field supervision or purchasing

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance