MEP Assistant Estimator

Description

Are you looking to join Florida’s fastest-growing MEP Contractor? B&I Contractors, Inc., a proud five-time winner of the Great Place to Work award, is seeking an experienced and dedicated MEP Assistant Estimator to join our dynamic and expanding team.

Why Choose B&I Contractors, Inc.?

• Industry Leader
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  As Florida’s fastest-growing MEP contractor, we specialize in commercial and industrial projects (i.e., schools, hospitals, government buildings).
• Continuous Development
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  Benefit from our NCCER-certified in-house and online training that equips you with the skills needed to advance in your career.
• Comprehensive Benefits
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  Enjoy employer-paid health insurance, accrued vacation, and sick time, along with a wellness reimbursement program to support your overall well-being.
• Ownership and Impact
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  As an employee-owner through our ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan), you have a direct stake in the company’s success.
• Retirement Benefits
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  Participate in our 401(k) plan with company match and explore post-tax Roth IRA options to secure your financial future.
• Established Legacy
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  Join a team of over 1500 employees contributing to our success since 1960, with a proven track record of excellence in mechanical contracting.

Entry-level position supporting the Manufacturing and Preconstruction/Estimating teams by updating and maintaining commercial MEP project estimates to accurately reflect the project team’s prefabrication decisions for piping, plumbing, sheet metal, and electrical work. Training will be provided with the goal of developing the incumbent into an independent estimator/cost analyst for prefabrication scope and for manufacturing labor/cost tracking.

• Essential duties are those tasks that are critical to the role but may not identify all tasks associated with role which may at any time be assigned by the immediate supervisor; for details on performing the all duties, please refer to the SOP at the end of this JD.
• Partner with Preconstruction/Estimating, Project Management, VDC, and Manufacturing to identify and document what scope will be prefabricated versus field-installed, and keep project estimates aligned with those decisions.
• Interpret specifications, drawings, addenda, and model information to confirm scope, quantities, and constructability; identify gaps and required clarifications.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and assist with estimate build-ups for piping, plumbing, sheet metal, and electrical systems using company estimating software and standards.
• Evaluate installation and prefabrication approaches to support accurate labor/material assumptions and cost impacts, with guidance from senior estimators and manufacturing leadership.
• Update estimated labor and material allocations to separate shop-prefabricated work from field-installed work, enabling accurate Manufacturing labor and material tracking against actual shop production.
• Create and maintain estimate notes, assumptions, inclusions/exclusions, and prefabrication scope summaries to support manufacturing planning, reporting, and project turnovers.
• Support turnover and scope alignment meetings by communicating updated prefabrication scope, budget impacts, and estimate assumptions to Project Management, VDC, Operations, and Manufacturing.
• Coordinate with Drafting/VDC when shop drawings, spools, or model updates are required to execute prefabrication and avoid conflicts between in-house trades.
• Act as liaison between Manufacturing, Estimating, and Project Teams to ensure timely communication of prefabrication decisions and to support continuous improvement of estimate-to-fabrication workflows.

• Minimum requirements are those concerned with the very minimal qualifications sought for the role to include “education, experience, licenses, certificates, permits, etc., appropriate to the role.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, or a related field; OR an equivalent combination of education and construction/estimating experience.
• Entry-level/early-career; willingness and ability to learn company estimating processes and software (training provided).
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