Senior HVAC Plumbing Estimator

Overview

Suffolk is a national enterprise that provides construction management, real‑estate investment, design, construction, and technology solutions across the full project lifecycle.

Senior Estimator – mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP)

• Comprehensive MEP Estimating Expertise
  • Develop detailed cost estimates for HVAC and plumbing systems on large‑scale projects ($50M–$300M).
  • Ensure alignment with overall mechanical, electrical, and plumbing scopes.
• Preconstruction and Value Engineering
  • Review drawings, specifications, and project requirements.
  • Provide cost‑saving alternatives and constructability reviews for HVAC and plumbing systems.
• Large Project Sector Focus
  • Specialize in complex commercial, higher education, and life‑sciences projects, including advanced HVAC systems for high‑performance buildings.
• Vendor and Subcontractor Management
  • Solicit, review, and negotiate bids from HVAC and plumbing subcontractors.
  • Maintain relationships to ensure competitive pricing and quality execution.
• Integration with Overall Project Delivery
  • Coordinate with project managers and other estimators to integrate HVAC and plumbing estimates into full project budgets, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Unit Cost Pricing
  • Understand the complexity of the scope of work shown on the construction documents.
  • Prepare detailed take‑off of materials and labor estimates.
  • Organize material and labor information for pricing.
  • Solicit material prices from suppliers and obtain current labor rates.
  • Prepare unit prices by “building the project in your head.”
  • Verify and compare unit prices or system prices with subcontractors and prior estimates.
  • Review all unit pricing on projects prepared by the Mechanical/Electrical Estimator.
  • Track current market conditions.
  • Develop mechanical estimating database line items, unit costs, systems, assemblies, templates, and wizards.
  • Maintain a historical database for Mechanical/Electrical work.
• Subcontractor Solicitation & Selection
  • Prepare subcontractor list from PDM program or manually.
  • Create subcontractor bid packages, including transmittals, drawings, and specifications.
  • Follow up with subcontractors regarding bidding and update the list.
  • Prepare scope sheets and review scope of work.
  • Verify subcontractor coverage and edit the list as needed.
• Subcontractor Relationships & Feedback
  • Keep subcontractors up to date with project information and addenda during bidding.
  • Maintain excellent relationships to secure preferential bids.
  • Answer subcontractor questions and prepare RFIs to the design team.
  • Contact key subcontractors during bidding for scope, qualifications, and project information that may give a competitive advantage.
• Preconstruction Abilities
  • Identify information required in pre‑construction for pricing estimates.
  • Set up and facilitate pre‑construction workshops and coordinate information with consultants.
  • Represent Suffolk at pre‑construction meetings.
  • Outline guidelines for conceptual, SD, DD, CD, and GMP estimating.
  • Prepare Value Engineering, estimate updates, reconciliations, and proper use of allowances.
  • Prepare Mechanical/Electrical systems analyses and life‑cycle cost studies as requested.
• Conceptual Estimating
  • Identify information required for pricing an estimate for conceptual documents.
  • Take off material quantities from conceptual drawings.
  • Review design documentation and apply it to pricing.
  • Identify major building components and systems.
  • Assess market conditions, including escalation, affecting the estimate.
• Hard Bid Estimating
  • Assist the lead estimator with reviewing specifications and bid forms.
  • Create subcontractor lists, bid packages, assignment sheets.
  • Call key subcontractors and suppliers.
  • Update subcontractor lists and confirm coverage.
  • Perform take‑offs and conduct site visits.
  • Coordinate questions, notes, and shipping for bid day.
  • Prepare GC estimates, bid forms, and coordinate spreadsheet formulas.
• Quality Control of Departments Bids and Estimates
  • Ensure on‑time delivery of bids and estimates.
  • Complete thorough conceptual estimates and hard bids.
  • Implement Value Management and “control estimates” for all hard bids.
  • Provide detailed presentation control estimates.
• Bid Day Activities
  • Run through the…