Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator​/Detailer

Location: Remote

Employment: Full-Time

Travel: Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings

Reports To: President / Executive Management

This is a key position within the company. The successful candidate will not simply prepare quantity takeoffs. They will become a technical resource for estimating, project management and operations teams and will help establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process.

The ideal candidate has substantial hands‑on experience in the reinforcing‑steel industry, preferably with a rebar fabricator, reinforcing contractor, placer, or major concrete contractor.

The individual must be able to independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform reinforcing‑steel takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and provide management with a reliable estimate of the cost and risk associated with a project.

• Perform complete reinforcing‑steel quantity takeoffs from structural drawings and specifications.
• Develop accurate estimates for material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight and other project costs.
• Establish labor hours and production assumptions based on project‑specific conditions.
• Analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds and other reinforcing requirements.
• Review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies and constructability concerns.
• Identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission.
• Prepare conceptual, preliminary and final estimates.
• Assist management in establishing final bid strategy and selling price.
• Solicit and evaluate material, fabrication, freight and subcontractor pricing when required.
• Maintain organized estimate documentation and assumptions.

• Review structural drawings and specifications for detailing requirements.
• Prepare and/or review reinforcing‑steel placing drawings and bar lists.
• Coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural and MEP requirements.
• Identify conflicts, congestion and constructability issues before they reach the field.
• Review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels and construction joints.
• Coordinate RFIs related to reinforcing steel.
• Review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability.
• Coordinate revisions and changes throughout the project.
• Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.

• Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management.
• Establish project‑specific production and labor assumptions.
• Develop historical cost information for future estimates.
• Compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance.
• Assist project managers with change‑order pricing and cost analysis.
• Provide technical support to field supervision when required.
• Participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions.

• Establish standardized estimating procedures.
• Develop estimating templates, checklists and production‑rate databases.
• Help select and implement estimating/detailing software.
• Mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows.
• Establish quality‑control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings.
• Eventually assume responsibility for the company's reinforcing‑steel estimating/detailing function.

The strongest candidates will have:

• 7+ years of reinforcing‑steel industry experience, with preference for 10+ years.
• Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel.
• Significant experience detailing reinforcing…