Estimator, Construction, Procurement ​/ Purchasing

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The Estimator prepares accurate, complete, and competitive cost estimates and proposals. This position works closely with owners, design teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and RGC operations personnel to define project scope, evaluate costs and risks, and identify opportunities to improve project value. The Estimator supports projects from initial budgeting through bid submission and project handoff, providing clear pricing and scope information to project teams.

• Adhere to and participate in the improvement of RGC Best Practices, particularly its Preconstruction Best Practices

• Review drawings, specifications, addenda, project requirements, and bid instructions to define the scope of work and required estimate deliverables.
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site visits as needed to evaluate existing conditions, access, logistics, and other factors affecting project costs.
• Identify missing information, document conflicts, and scope gaps; prepare requests for information and track clarifications through completion.
• Perform and document detailed quantity takeoffs for assigned trades, maintaining accurate records of quantities, pricing assumptions, and document revisions.
• Prepare conceptual budgets, estimates at design milestones, competitive bids, and negotiated proposals using subcontractor pricing, historical cost data, and appropriate estimating methods
• Estimate labor, materials, equipment, and subcontract costs for assigned scopes, including self-performed work when applicable; coordinate construction methods and productivity assumptions with operations personnel.
• Manage assigned estimating activities, establish milestones, and coordinate required input to complete accurate bids and budgets within established deadlines; serve as lead estimator on selected projects as assigned.

• Develop trade bid packages and clearly define scope boundaries, inclusions, and responsibilities to reduce omissions and duplication between trades.
• Identify qualified subcontractors and suppliers, solicit competitive pricing, distribute current bid documents and addenda, and follow up to obtain adequate bid coverage.
• Review and compare subcontractor and supplier proposals on a consistent scope basis; verify quantities, inclusions, exclusions, alternates, qualifications, and pricing.
• Conduct scope reviews, resolve proposal discrepancies, and support pricing discussions and negotiations within assigned authority.
• Build and maintain productive subcontractor and supplier relationships; keep contact information, trade capabilities, bid participation, and pricing records current in RGC systems.

• Coordinate with project managers and field leadership to incorporate project duration, staffing, site logistics, temporary facilities, and general conditions into estimates.
• Include applicable taxes, permits, insurance, bonds, allowances, contingency, escalation, overhead, and fee using project requirements and direction from RGC leadership.
• Identify constructability concerns, long-lead materials, market conditions, and other cost or procurement risks; document assumptions and recommend appropriate pricing or mitigation measures.
• Evaluate value engineering options and alternative materials, systems, or construction methods with the project and design teams; document cost and schedule impacts while considering quality and owner requirements.
• Update estimates as design and scope evolve, reconcile changes against prior budgets, and explain significant variances and potential budget overruns.

• Prepare estimate summaries, bid comparisons, alternates, allowances, exclusions, and clarifications; participate in internal reviews to verify scope completeness and pricing accuracy.
• Coordinate bid-day quote receipt, scope review, and final estimate assembly; obtain required internal approvals and submit complete proposals by the deadline.
• Support owner and design-team estimate reviews, respond to pricing questions, and follow up on submitted bids and budgets as directed.

• Participate in project handoff meetings and transfer estimate files,…