Overview:
Heavy Construction Company is seeking a Sr. Estimator to perform market analysis, identify projects to bid, read and interpret plan, proposals, specifications and other documents.
Responsibilities:
- Embrace the Company’s safety culture, actively support all safety initiatives and adhere to defined accountabilities
- Track owner agencies and private customer capital improvement programs to identify projects to bid
- Keep and maintain updated estimating list for construction department
- Oversee estimating department and set priorities to ensure bids are prepared, reviewed and submitted in a timely manner
- Direct work of assigned team, including training and development of estimators and managing team and individual performance
- Lead and assist project engineers, project managers, and estimators with estimating practices
- Participate in project setup and handoffs with project managers and superintendents
- Ensure that construction estimating standard processes are followed in the preparation of cost estimates, bids, and quotes
- Perform material quantity take-offs and audit take-offs performed by others
- Communicate with subcontractors and vendors to obtain necessary quotes
- Participate in bid review meetings with project owner and/or owner’s representatives
- Develop preliminary project schedules and identify critical phases
- Present completed estimates to senior management and project owners
- Follow up with project owners on submitted bids and report bid results to management
- Analyze completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine the reason for any discrepancies
- Provide improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce discrepancies between estimated and actual costs
- Maintain data in bidding software and other programs to ensure accuracy of estimates and export of budgets
- Track annual volumes and backlogs of main competitors and perform other market analysis
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, civil engineering, related field
- Valid Driver’s License and clean driving history
- 10+ years of progressive experience in estimating asphalt paving, underground utility, sitework, concrete construction and/or bridge construction project; background in heavy highway and/or municipal construction preferred
- Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office Programs (Word, Outlook, Excel), project estimating/bidding software, project scheduling software and construction accounting software; experience with HCSS HeavyBid/HeavyJob software, AGTEK, Bluebeam and JD Edwards a plus
- Ability to communicate professionally
- Ability to read, understand and interpret technical diagrams, financial data and related documentation
For additional information:
Stephen S. Stauffer
Phone: 610-421-1225
Email: S.Stauffer@UnitedEmployment.com
