Construction Estimator

The following is a list of general responsibilities of the Estimator. It is understood that these general responsibilities are not inclusive of all the duties that the position requires but are intended as a general scope of work. It is the Senior Estimator’s primary responsibility to prepare contract proposal estimates and budgets as directed by the President of Construction.

• Review conceptual drawings, determine scope-of-work and produce early rough order magnitude estimates.
• Refine and update rough order magnitude estimates throughout the conceptual and schematic design phases of a project.
• Review design development specifications drawings, determine scope-of-work, complete quantity take-offs and apply unit costs to produce detail estimates.
• Refine and update detail estimates throughout the design development and construction document phases of a project.
• Work with entire project team to include means and methods direction, schedule direction and pre-construction planning to inform estimates.
• Attend pre-bid conferences, design meetings and team meetings as required.
• With the input from the project team, develop bid documents and bid spreads for all disciplines. Responsible for contacting and vetting all potential bidders for each project.
• Ensure that all working documents and data are maintained to prove estimate figures.
• Assist Project Managers during preparation and final evaluation of submitted bids, as required.
• Assist Project Managers during preparation and final evaluation of change orders.

• Minimum of 10 years of construction experience
• Minimum of 5 years in estimating
• Must be highly organized and detail orientated.
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills; able to handle confrontational situations.
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office applications:
  Outlook, MS Word, Excel.
• Position requires professional interaction skills while dealing with company/client relationships.