Senior Estimator

Our client, located in Pittsburgh, is seeking an Estimator to join its growing team.

Client Details

Looking for a Senior Estimator to join our expand the team at a privately owned and operated GC/CM that's been around for almost 60yrs!

The Estimator excels in bidding and securing highly profitable and feasibly constructible projects, employing pricing strategies geared towards maximizing profits, ensuring optimal cash flow, and preventing losses during construction.

Strong emphasis on military construction, secure space building renovations, government facility upgrades and maintenance, as well as enhancements to parks and historic preservation and restoration projects.

The Estimator is responsible for preparing estimates, coordinating bid documents, generating proposals, assessing labor productivity, obtaining subcontractor and vendor pricing, maintaining subcontractor and vendor relationships, providing owner estimates, and collaborating with the Executive team on project schedules and risk assessments.

Description

• Prepares accurate pricing of estimates with the proper level of detail, including labor, material, and subcontract items.
• Must have the ability to create estimates as self-perform to compare with subcontractor pricing.
• Thoroughly investigates the specifications, scope of work, and drawings of a bid and develops a complete understanding of the requirements.
• Must have strong communications skills and network of subcontractors.
• Takes site visits to gather detailed, relevant data on project site conditions and effectively incorporates this information during the bid process.
• Is experienced in generating cost estimates for design-build projects.
• Prepares quantity take-offs and estimates costs of materials, labor, and use of equipment required to fulfill all provisions of the contract
• Develops scope of work and management plans for seamless proposal integration
• Solicits sub-contractor's bids and material supplier quotations and determines acceptable bids by comparing to self-perform estimates.
• Collects historical cost data to estimate costs
• Critically analyzes bid documents to identify opportunities and risks, assesses their order of magnitude, and effectively communicates these insights to management.
• Assesses cost effectiveness of products, projects or services, tracking actual costs relative to bids as the project develops maintaining the project cost history
• Recommends and incorporates cost-reduction options for more competitive bids
• Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews as required
• Prepares and maintains a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors
• Keeps current on market conditions and construction industry trends
• Assists in researching and identifying bidding opportunities.

Profile

• 5+yrs of estimating experience/success in commercial construction
• Capable of taking a project from receipt of documents to rough estimate ready for review (project size $50k to $5 million; ideally up to $20-30M but not required.
• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline Experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite with advanced knowledge of Excel
• Experience with software such as Bluebeam, P6 and MS Projects

• Capability to complete complex competitive bid projects
• Ability to read, understand and organize construction plans and specifications
• Ability to breakdown construction operations into a logical sequence of activities
• Ability to buyout after winning bid with understanding of scopes of work, cost comparison and procurement means/methods
• Experience with mechanical and electrical systems and the costs of these systems
• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills
• Detail oriented, collaborative, sense of urgency, open minded and 'can do' attitude
• Interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal
• Critical thinking, analytical, and organizational skills
• Valid driver's license and means of transportation

Job Offer

The Senior Estimator will receive:

• Competitive base salary; $100-150k+
• Bonus structure
• Cell phone and laptop
• Paid time off/personal days/sick days
• Excellent benefits - health, medical, vision, dental
• 401k plan available

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