Estimator/ Senior Estimator

The Role

The Senior Estimator is responsible for all aspects of estimating the most complex and large-scale jobs, including pre-construction, hard bids, negotiated bids, budgets, general conditions, systems studies and comparisons, value engineering, subcontractor relations and staying abreast of industry developments applicable to estimating. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the estimating process runs smoothly and efficiently, and client expectations are exceeded throughout the duration of the project(s)
  
• Build relationships to understand client, designer and subcontractor needs and expectations
  
• Effectively facilitates collaboration amongst team members
  
• Effectively communicate with all stakeholders
  
• Manage Assistant Estimators
  
• Participate in business development activities, presentations, and interviews
  
• Lead the Estimating team including Assistant Estimators, MEP Estimators and Career Start team members on projects
  
• Develop others and act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
  
• Prepare an in-house budget and GMP
  
• Prepare quantity take-offs and apply unit pricing for material and labor to establish a value for the work
  
• Understand the full scope of the project through document review and asking questions of the design team and owner
  
• Prepare value engineering and risk analysis
  
• Prepare qualifications and assumptions for the estimate
  
• Prepare cost comparisons/reconcile with previous estimates
  
• Reconcile with outside Estimators
  
• Lead constructability reviews
  
• Manage Subcontractor solicitation & selection process
  
• Prepare Exhibit B, and/or scope sheets
  
• Ensure quality control of departments bids and estimates
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related field
  
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in Estimating, or equivalent
  
• Computer skills
  
• Working knowledge of Excel spread sheets, and Word processing programs
  
• Experience with estimating software such as Timberline, OST, MC2
  
• Understanding of the influence of market conditions on pricing