Senior MEP Estimator I - Electrical | Mortenson

Description

• Ensure estimates meet company and group margin goals, prepare and present margin plans, and manage Bid Day and estimate presentations
• Organize, plan, and schedule estimate preparation, leading teams of estimators on large projects
• Promote collaboration for comprehensive scope and budget alignment, ensuring completion of changes discussed in estimate reviews
• Prepare trade partner strategy, invitations to bid, and budgets, ensuring complete pricing coverage and obtaining relevant documents, including BIM
• Lead by example, coach and mentor team members, advance group capabilities, assist in software selection, and effectively work with diverse backgrounds and organizational levels
• Conduct quantity surveys, determine site logistics and schedule requirements, and utilize cost history to inform scope and pricing
• Facilitate meetings for estimate completion, assign work, and ensure reliable estimates incorporating all relevant information
• Prepare or supervise preparation of self-performed work scopes, ensuring accurate pricing and proper allocation of costs, work hours, and quantities
• Utilize Eos Cortex for cost modeling, value analysis, and target value delivery, performing cost studies and assisting design teams
• Sets target budgets and completes cost models using cost history software (Cortex), understanding impacts to pricing, and completing large, complex self-performed estimates, including general conditions
• Recognizes risk and works with design phase teams to mitigate it, with a thorough understanding of pricing, productivities for self-performed work, and maintaining data quality
• Build and maintain relationships with operations personnel, design partners, trade partners, and owners, and maintain industry knowledge base

Requirements

• Visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
• Minimum nine years construction industry experience
• Detail-oriented; proven ability to organize and manage multiple projects, tasks, and initiatives in support of company and group improvement, with expertise in building and estimating techniques and software
• Understands and factors into estimates impacts related to schedule and logistics, consistently advancing group capabilities through involvement in initiatives and coaching less experienced team members
• Knowledge of Equal Employment Opportunity, inclusive behaviors, and Affirmative Action plans, with the
• Possesses understanding of construction law and generally accepted business practices, with a proven positive and professional attitude, strong customer service skills, and active listening and effective communication
• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Estimating, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent field experience
• Must be currently legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status, 0-1, TN, CPT, OPT, etc.). We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
• Our postings are typically open a minimum of 5 days and an average of 44 days.
• Proficient in using BIM, plans, and other project documents to quantify work, and identifying resources to provide quality guidance during the design phase to keep projects on budget
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor junior Estimators, effectively preparing deliverables and presenting completed estimates to internal and external customers with complete command of scope and budget
• Able to manage multiple large projects successfully, exhibiting complete command of the scope and budget, and leading teams of estimators on complex work
• Knowledgeable in all building systems, contract types, and other potential impacts to the project, using industry relationships to increase knowledge, problem-solve, and mitigate risk

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans that includes no additional cost vision coverage
• Paid time off, holidays, and other paid leaves
• 401k retirement plan with a generous Mortenson match
• Adoption Assistance
• Dental plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employer paid Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• No-Cost mental health tool and concierge with extensive work-life resources
• Gym Membership Discount Program

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance