Assistant Estimator

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Aurora, COtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition :
JR100527

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We recognize the contributions of our team members with unique experiences and capabilities and strive to establish a work environment that maximizes our collective potential. Going beyond the build for our employees lays a strong foundation for success across AP. We commit to a balanced, value-centered work environment for meaningful projects, careers and talent.
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* Job Description:

** Adolfson & Peterson Construction, one of the nation’s top contractors, is recruiting for an Assistant Estimator.
This position provides detailed conceptual estimates from pre-construction schematic and design documents and detailed construction estimates from construction plans and specifications. Project scopes are generally less than $5 million or for one component on a large, complex project.
Because safety is paramount to AP and embedded into everything we do, all team members are responsible for working safely within our Incident and Injury Free culture.
** Responsibilities:
*** Take personal responsibility for working safely within an incident and injury free culture
* Prepare bids, conceptual cost models, and budgets; perform analyses of construction documents and project program requirements for assigned project scopes.  + Monitor field production to establish data base pricing; quantify bid take-offs.  + Complete pricing and quantity take-offs for scopes of work; review pricing and take-offs prior to pre-bids; set up bid spreadsheets.  + Review plans and specs; assemble accurate general conditions costs.  

+ Prepare documents for bid day including owner bid docs, insurance/bonding, schedules, time frames, etc.  + Prepare back-up documentation.  + Participate in the buyout process.  + Create and organize scope comparisons of subcontractor and vendor bids.
* Provide technical support on constructability, scheduling, phasing, and staffing.  + Review plans and specs; understand and apply constructability of the project to the estimate format and costing; discuss and establish bid strategies, concerns, and advantages.  + Collaborate with Senior Estimators to set goals for the assigned area related to percentage of award, accuracy of takeoffs, completeness of scopes, coverage, etc.  

+ Identify and recommend functional procedure and policy changes.  + Make recommendations about the selection of subcontractors upon notice of award.
* Build subcontractor and supplier relationships; facilitate bids and presentations.  + Participate in defining work scopes for subcontractors; define major or priority subcontractors and suppliers.  + Solicit new subcontractors and develop subcontractor relationships.
* Build and facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants.  + Attend pre-construction proposals.  + Participate in assigned project bid closings.  + Correspond with design teams and engineers during the bid process.  + Attend and participate in industry and subcontractor events.
* Other duties as assigned.
** Requirements:
*** History of experience and proven results including:  + Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field equivalent and successful completion of a construction industry internship or 2+ years’ of related construction experience or completion of an Associate degree and 3+ years of related experience.  + Experience in the areas of design, estimating, and or field supervision preferred.  + General knowledge of…