Senior General Contractor Estimator

Looking for an Estimator to join our expanding General Construction team. 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. Responsibilities: 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 required communications skills and strong 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-contractors 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. Requirements: Minimum of 5 years of estimator/industry experience in industrial and/or commercial and/or heavy civil construction projects For Security Clearance Requirements must be a US Citizen, as required Bachelors Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline Experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement. Experience working with the Federal Government and understanding FAR requirements is preferred Proficient in MS Office Suite with advanced knowledge of Excel Experience with software such as Bluebeam, P6 and MS Projects Ability to read, understand and organize construction plans and specifications Capable of taking a project from receipt of documents to rough estimate ready for review (project size $100k to $50 million) Capability to complete complex competitive bid projects 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 drivers license and means of transportation Will require travel to jobsites Preferences: Advanced project estimator skills that include performing engineering calculations Experience with site work, concrete, paving, steel preferred and building construction Spanish is a plus, but is not required Physical Requirements: Continually required to stand, walk, and sit Continually required to utilize hand and finger dexterity Continually required to talk or hear Continually utilize visual acuity to operate office and field equipment Occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions Occasionally required to bend, stoop, and kneel Occasionally required to lift and carry items less than 40 pounds

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