Mechanical Estimator - Mission Critical

The Mechanical Estimator will conduct mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) estimating, budgeting, and bidding for assigned projects. They will interact with architects, clients, business development, and operations staff to ensure a clear understanding of project objectives, schedules, and other information. The Mechanical Estimator will develop hard bids or negotiated work pricing proposals in response to specific proposal requests and obtain all needed cost information from reliable subcontractors and material suppliers to meet project requirements.

Maintaining contact with subcontractors ensures an ample supply of subcontractors and materials for upcoming projects.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Review plans and architectural drawings; prepare quantity take-offs for assigned MEP projects.
• For negotiated work, ensure a complete review of plans and drawings. Identify items that have been omitted and ensure appropriate accounting for such items in the overall estimate package that represents the full scope of the project.
• Solicit subcontractor bids for assigned MEP projects.
• Review and analyze bids for conformance to project specifications, price, material quality, insurance, wages, and related items. Discuss and resolve any questions with subcontractors prior to submission of the final estimate.
• Maintain current information on trends in and changes to existing construction codes to ensure complete bids from subcontractors and material suppliers.
• Develop scope specific inclusion worksheets and track completion by bidding subcontractors.
• Utilize appropriate software programs to calculate, record, and track estimates. Maintain skills at utilizing appropriate software to provide optimal job performance.
• Compute cost factors and prepare estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost-effectiveness.
• Consult with clients, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
• Interface with other individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
• Organize and manage a centralized cost estimating database and a formal process to support cost estimating to ensure historical data is utilized.
• Analyze completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine the reason for any discrepancies.
• Provide improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
• Identify cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
• Analytical Skills
  – Demonstrated ability to gather, relate, and compare data from different sources, ensuring data is reliable, complete, and accurate.
• Communications
  – Proven ability to speak, write, and listen in a manner that commands attention and respect.
• Decision Making
  – Ability to analyze variables and contingencies, evaluate circumstances, assess potential outcomes, and develop a logical and timely solution that is consistent with the needs of the situation.
• Estimating
  – Demonstrates strong ability to accurately develop complete labor, material, and other costs associated with the full execution of various MEP projects that balance cost-effectiveness with client satisfaction.
• Financial Analysis
  – Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze construction cost and financial data; ability to use financial data to make accurate change orders, project schedules, general conditions, and other business decisions.
• Interpersonal and Negotiation Skills
  – Strong ability to forge solid working, trusting, and partnering relationships with subcontractors, vendors, and internal staff. Communicating data, position, or arguments in a manner that gains acceptance or agreement to reach the intended outcome. Seeks a win‑win solution.
• PC Skills
  – Demonstrated experience and competence in office productivity tools such as Word, Excel, and MS Project. Demonstrated experience in estimating and other construction project management software such as Take Off, Bluebeam, Destiny (or equivalent), Building Connected and competent…