Estimating Department Leader

Description

• Deliver comprehensive preconstruction services with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate with project teams during design and preconstruction phases to ensure smooth project transitions.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, vendors and clients.
• Manage multiple projects, deadlines, and delegate tasks effectively.
• Communicate with Design, Project Developers, Accounting, and Project Management teams throughout the life of the project as needed.
• Provide accurate and competitive estimates within well-prepared deliverables for a wide range of market sectors.
• Create and update specifications and scope of work documents.
• Occasional travel to various job site locations as needed for photography or milestone events.
• Coach, train, and support preconstruction team members in a proactive manner.
• Analyze and qualify proposals while factoring in market conditions and subcontractor input to make strategic adjustments to trade package costs.
• Allocate resources for estimating tasks and maintain relevant documentation.
• Lead presentations, client interviews, and strategic preparation.
• Communicate any constructability or budget concerns while preparing deliverables for the client.

Requirements

• Software proficiency
• Teamwork and Collaboration – is able to work collaboratively with people of various backgrounds and styles.
• Understand project scheduling, phasing and logistical planning of
• Microsoft Office Suite, with high level of proficiency using
• Production Consistency – ability to recognize and appreciate quality and adhere to company standards.
• Understand LEED
• Time Management – understands and knows what tasks are more important than others and what needs to be solved immediately and what can wait.
• Analytical – is a capable problem solver, optimizer, and critical thinker that does not hesitate in approaching team members or other departments with ideas and solutions.
• Adobe products or Bluebeam PDF
• OSHA 30
• Ability to sit and/or stand for prolonged periods of time.
• Fully understand building systems and opportunities to control or reduce
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Ability to see well (naturally or with correction).
• Able to multi-task effectively.
• Understand geotechnical
• Resilient – able to adapt well in the face of multiple and sometimes shifting priorities and
• Understand construction drawings and specifications and identify missing elements to provide complete proposals.
• Occasional travel (10-15%) to meetings and events, typically within a 150-mile radius of the office.
• Knowledge of Legacy Software
• Adaptable – is flexible with the ever-changing world of technology, design, means and methods and can “roll with the punches” the construction world produces.
• Respectful – is punctual, engaged/focused, and respectful of
• On Screen Take-off (OST) or similar digital takeoff

Benefits

• Wellness program and mental health resources
• Flexible Spending and Flexible Dependent Care Accounts
• Competitive salary and bonus opportunity
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible paid time off and holidays
• Health PPO, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Provided laptop computer, and cell phone allowance
• 401(k) Plan and Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan—Bobbitt is 100% Employee Owned

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance