Estimator

About The Role

The role of the Estimator is to orchestrate the completion of project estimates. This role requires a high emphasis on customer satisfaction, subcontractor participation management, quality, communication, organization, and pre-planning. This is not intended to be an all-encompassing document and may not include everything that is required of this position based on the needs of TEAM Construction.

Requirements

Estimators shall demonstrate the following skills:

• Teamwork
• Computer Literacy
• Organization & Efficiency
• Excellent Customer Service Skills
  
  

Moreover, Estimators key responsibilities are as follows in the areas highlighted below:

General Pre-Construction

• Support of Sr Estimator with established RFP goals and deadlines
• Arrange and maintain bid alternates and value engineering options with subcontractors as they relate to overall proposal to client
• Ability to attend job walks with clients and quickly grasp scope of work and client's needs and expectations
• Effective navigation of company server to keep estimate files organized and accessible to other team members as needed
• Demonstrates awareness of potential pitfalls and "grey areas" within a project to minimize company risk
• Aptitude for proactive, problem-solving in fast-paced situations
• Versatility to discuss constructability and site logistics with field personnel for further continued growth as an estimator
• Demonstrates ability to consistently meet client deadlines with accurate data
• Ability to participate and provide input in a client de-scope meeting/presentation
• Support role on multiple projects with multiple delivery system at any given time
• Progression toward increasing responsibility and client interaction
• Understand benefits of historical costs and participates in database recording
• Effective and professional oral and written communication skills
• Efficiently use company estimating standards and templates with consistency
• Participate in estimate review with senior estimator / company principal as required
• Collects and organizes bid information for future reference and historical costs
  
  

RFP Process

• Review of RFP documents and information for relevance to certain assigned trades
• Effective and professional company representation at site visits and pre-con meetings
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to unforeseen circumstances
• Construct overall schedule rough draft in scheduling software for team review
• Determine accurate material lead times and activity durations from discussions with subcontractors
• Ability to identify areas of lacking design and make effective use of RFI, clarification, or allowance to owner
• Management of addenda and RFI information as it relates to assigned trades
• Compile subcontractor bid forms / scope outlines to streamline sub proposal
• Compute accurate quantity take-offs for all trades activities
• Assist/participate in operations hand-off meeting after project award
  
  

Subcontractor Trade Interaction

• Able to de-scope and review multiple subcontractor proposals on a construction project
• Desire to expand knowledge of trades as experience grows
• Ability to discuss scope of work with subcontractors and make adjustments as required during pre-con process
• Knowledge of union versus non-union subs and their impact as it relates to each estimate
• Provide subcontractor feedback to bidding subs as information becomes available
  
  

Conceptual Estimating

• General ability to structure an estimate with little or no design input
• Establish trade take-off quantities based on little or no design input
  
  

Self-Performed Trade Estimating

• Ability to analyze crew sizes and material needs for basic self-perform activities
• Compares self-perform pricing against historical costs and productivity
• Aware of union trade wage hour restrictions
• Consults with internal team members for their input and expertise
  
  

Industry Knowledge / Relationships

• Consistent and fair interactions with the subcontracting community
• Represents company in a respectful and professional manner to foster future opportunities with clients, subcontractors, and design professionals
  
  

Buyout / Operations Hand-off

• Establish complete and accurate subcontract value for assigned trades after contract award
• Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontractors.
• Aids field operations with change order pricing as needed
  
  

Software Expertise

• Microsoft Office
• Planswift Takeoff
• Company Excel Bid Templates
• Microsoft Project
• Bid Mail
  
  

Mentoring

• Guide project engineers/interns who are assisting on estimates
  
  

About The Company

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