Senior Concrete Estimator

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In this role, you will lead preconstruction projects in Estimating and provide accurate and detailed cost estimates. Acting as the point of contact, this person will be responsible for the progression of Preconstruction pursuits. You will coordinate and conduct crucial Preconstruction Meetings, working closely with the Project Directors, Architects, and Engineers. Additionally, you will assist the Director of Preconstruction and/or Chief Estimator with final bid closeout.

• Pre-Estimate:
  • Participates in design review meetings. Reviews and monitors scope, cost, and constructability during design development.
  • Participates in the Estimate Plan meeting. Ensures that the strategy developed in the Estimate Plan is achievable within the time and resource constraints, considers multiple viewpoints to generate the win-strategy and evaluates risks in a corporately responsible manner.
  • Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
  • Ability to determine the level of resources required to estimate a project and assist the Director of Preconstruction and/or Chief Estimator with resource assignments.
• Estimate Development:
  • Leads a team of estimators assigned to a proposal.
  • Create the project General Conditions.
  • Effectively establish bid strategies required for the company to be successful.
  • In addition to preparing detailed cost estimates, is responsible for reviewing the overall estimate and other team members estimates.
  • Prepares master estimate format for the estimating team, including but not limited to, work breakdown structures (WBS), forecasted wage rates, etc.
  • Ability to create estimates at various levels of design.
  • Review and understand the construction project schedule.
  • Develop detailed scope of work clarifications and assists in the overall review of final document.
  • Coordinate pre-bid site visits.
  • Conducts precon-only estimate reviews prior to ops reviews.
  • Participates in ops estimate review meetings.
  • Assess Value Engineering options on a basis of cost, schedule, and constructability. Provide recommendation on best solution.
  • Ability to estimate self-perform scopes of work.
  • Ability to identify risk issues and their order of magnitude.
  • Engages in specific RFI’s if estimate lead requires support.
  • Establishes bid strategies for the company to be successful.
  • Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality, method of construction, construction schedule, etc.
• Subcontractor Management:
  • Assist in preparation and review final bid packages to ensure accuracy and completeness, prior to formal quotation.
  • Builds and maintains subcontractor relationships.
  • Develops overarching subcontractor search and communication strategy and ensures consistency in sub engagement teams adhering to that strategy. Ensures that at least three (3) quotes are received per bid package, unless otherwise agreed to by the proposal leader.
  • Verifies that only qualified subcontractors are considered in final subcontractor selection.
  • Meets with local subcontractors as needed.
  • Organizes and leads pre-bid meetings, if required.
  • In conjunction with the Director of Preconstruction, develops process flows when necessary and ensures adherence of team members.
  • Develops standardized documents and ensures use of those documents.
  • Ensures subcontract market has a positive experience with Haskell during the preconstruction phase. Identifies and communicates opportunities for improvement, if necessary.
  • Identifies subcontractors who have a competitive advantage and develops key relationships to employ those advantages.
  • Works with the Business Diversity Coordinator when proposing on federal or public sector agency…