Senior Estimator

Overview

Leopardo Construction is looking for a Senior Estimator to join our growing Hoffman Estates team. This opportunity is a great fit for an experienced estimator to work on top-notch projects in a variety of markets from healthcare, multi-family residential, hospitality, to aviation.

The Senior Estimator ensures project profitability by preparing detailed budgets, estimates and pre-bid packages as a member of the preconstruction and estimating team. This role is responsible for conceptual estimating, cost analysis, and estimate coordination. The Senior Estimator will also establish a bidders list, solicit and evaluate subcontractor proposals and scopes of work, prepare quantity surveys, and review project plans for constructability and value-added design.

Supervision of other estimators, project engineers, or interns may be required.

• Collaborate with the project team to determine and execute the best strategies for winning new projects, whether competitive or negotiated efforts. Lead the bid efforts as required.
• Understand, review and execute the bid requirements within the established deadlines for hard bid, competitive bid, conceptual, schematic, design development and Guaranteed Maximum Price estimates. Set fee goals when required
• Develop comprehensive, accurate and competitive conceptual estimates and budgets. Execute hard bid win strategies balancing the pursuit, profitability and client relations
• Conduct a thorough review and analysis of all bid documents and the project site. Schedule job site walkthroughs with key subcontractors/vendors, and clients
• Create RFIs and submit to the architect, owner or client. Manage RFI process and submit to bidding subcontractors/vendors as needed
• Communicate with the design team and owner as necessary during the preconstruction process
• Prepare detailed estimates (e.g., initial, schematic design stage, design development stage, and construction document stage) including creating quantity takeoffs, applying project-specific unit pricing, and value added design solutions
• Prequalify bidders and, based on scope of work, develop a list of qualified bidders to ensure the right subcontractor/vendor receives the Invitation to Bid (ITB) documents, including any addenda(s). Monitor the bidders list to ensure bid coverage; maintain strategic and ongoing communication with subcontractors/vendors. Review and qualify subcontractor/vendor bids
• Perform constructability analyses, prepare detailed narrative proposals that include a detailed scope of work and cost breakdowns, and manage project documents at all stages of preconstruction. Provide cost modeling and value design input
• Analyze cost drivers of projects and develop strategies to reduce cost
• Coordinate schedule and general condition requirements with the project team
• Coordinate with the preconstruction team, operations and marketing on client proposal development
• Participate in client presentations and preconstruction meetings as necessary
• Assist project management with subcontractor awards as required
• Review and present budget and bid package to project team, which may include the design team and owner
• Seek out and qualify new subcontractors/vendors. Network, cold call, schedule meet-and-greet, and check references for new subcontractors/vendors (such as those in new geographic markets)
• Build, strengthen and foster subcontractor/vendor relationships. Maintain frequent communication with the subcontractor/vendor communities
• Assist in recruitment efforts as required
• Assist in training and development of the team, project engineers, and interns
• Participate in and nurture broad networks of alliances with others to exchange knowledge and information in support of change initiatives
• Guide larger, cross-functional teams within the main company divisions (e.g. quality)
• Take an active role in industry associations, and actively network and promote Leopardo

• 10+ years of preconstruction/estimating experience is highly desirable, prior project management and field experience preferred
• College degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
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