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Construction Estimator
St. Louis, MO, Kansas City, MOWe’re looking for a skilled Construction Cost Estimator to help prepare a wide range of estimates – from conceptual to detailed design – for multi-family, roof top, municipal, educational, competition, and natatorium pool projects. As part of the Pre-Construction team you will review design documents, proposals, specifications, drawings, attend design development meetings and make sites visits to define the scope of work and cost impacts required of the estimate process.
You’ll be a knowledgeable contributor as you prepare estimates by developing project work breakdown structures, calculating complete scope of work take-offs, apply construction means and methods, and calculate indirect field costs. Design teams will also collaborate with you on the quality and amount of input necessary to develop the most cost-effective design solutions. You’ll tap into both your creative and analytical sides in this role as you develop reports and presentations as well as analyze historical data.
Bring your attention to detail and desire to grow, and we’ll help you pursue what drives you – so we can tackle challenging projects, together.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
You’ll be a knowledgeable contributor as you prepare estimates by developing project work breakdown structures, calculating complete scope of work take-offs, apply construction means and methods, and calculate indirect field costs. Design teams will also collaborate with you on the quality and amount of input necessary to develop the most cost-effective design solutions. You’ll tap into both your creative and analytical sides in this role as you develop reports and presentations as well as analyze historical data.
Bring your attention to detail and desire to grow, and we’ll help you pursue what drives you – so we can tackle challenging projects, together.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Read, understand, and interpret aquatic plans and specifications.
- Perform quantity take-offs.
- Pricing and bidding of construction and renovation projects.
- Communicate with architects and engineers to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and document these clarifications.
- Coordinate bid invitations with subcontractors, including sending invitations, verifying subcontractor receipt of invitations, confirming if subcontractors intend to bid on projects, supplying any additional information needed by subcontractors to submit their bid, and ensuring subcontractors are aware of and stay within the required timeline.
- Handle scoping of projects, including receiving quotes from subcontractors and vendors.
- Conduct reviews of milestone documents for the development and pricing of value alternative opportunities.
- Actively participate in the internal estimate review process.
- Assemble bid docs with all applicable documents.
- After the bid, collect and organize all bid information for future reference.
- Aid field operations with change order pricing as needed.
- Act as a resource to project management during the award/start-up phase to clarify any issues regarding what was considered in the estimate including materials and methods of construction.
- Review budget and project profitability status and goals with supervision and project team as required.
- Direct, coordinate, and provide information and documents to subcontractors.
- Prepare contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontracts.
- Participate in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting activities by soliciting subcontractor support and evaluating bids.
- Build relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage.
- Build and maintain relationships with clients.
- Keep current with the latest estimating technology and techniques.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or Equivalent Industry Experience.
- Basic knowledge of estimating technology and tools such as ProCore, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Assemble, Autodesk, Revit and Bluebeam or related software preferred.
- Proficient skills with current technology (Word, Excel, and estimating/database software).
- Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications required.
- Demonstrate an ability to be responsible for completion of tasks with minimal supervision.
- Strong math and analytical skills with attention to detail required.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills required.
- General knowledge of aquatic construction principles and processes.
- Experience leading, assembling and presenting estimate deliverables to clients (internal or external).
- Ability to travel to meet project needs.
- Aquatic and Commercial estimating a plus.
- Valid Driver’s License or ID.