Onsite Federal Construction Estimator; Moffett Field

About Us

When you work at Chugach Government Solutions (CGS), you join a proud legacy of supporting missions while sustaining culture.

The federal division of Chugach Alaska Corporation, CGS has been supporting critical missions as a government contractor for over 25 years. Our focus is to support facility maintenance, IT/technical services, construction and education. We are proud to have built, and continue to foster, an incredibly talented team spanning across the globe in hundreds of different fields – each team member proud to serve our country with first-class business services, while also making a difference for our Chugach shareholders.

At CGS, empowering employees is a part of our core, and that focus is one of the ways we build and foster high-performing teams. We empower our employees through competitive compensation and benefits package, professional growth opportunities, truthful communication, and more!

If you are looking for an opportunity to serve something bigger than yourself; if you want your day job to be one that creates meaningful value; if you are looking for an environment that highly values employees and respects individual differences – then Chugach Government Solutions may be the right fit for you!

This position is located on site in Moffett Field, California.

The Construction Estimator (Estimator) is responsible for the timely, efficient, cost estimate preparation for various types of construction, renovation,andfacilityrepairprojects assigned to the organization using constructions plans, blueprints,pricing software,and other associated pricing indexes and materials. This individual provides administrative support and partners with all project principals to ensure the accurate oversight of cost expenditures as they relate to cost proposals, bid specifications, change orders,andbudget tracking.

When estimating is slow, this role also requires the estimator tosupport other departmental tasks associated with execution work.

Thisincludesdatabase management, scheduling assistance, visit requests, vendor coordination, customer updates, and other related tasks assigned by the IDIQ Task Order Manager.

Essential Job Duties:

• Estimates a wide variety of construction projects and sizesfromwalkouts, drawing take-offs, specifications, SME input,writtencustomer direction,and corporate knowledge.

• Utilizes a wide variety of software programs to complete work activities and assignments. These include but are not limited toestimatingsoftware,on screen takeoff software,spreadsheets,vendor specific software, unit price booksoftware, scheduling software,construction management software,and/or custom databases.

• Assist with developmentandmaintainsproposal schedules including work activities, critical pathitems,deliveries,long lead procurements,major milestones and other project related items.

• Obtains timely quotes and estimates for material, labor, and services to develop cost proposals.

• Assists procurement with construction subcontracting efforts.
  
  Develops activity durations, evaluates proposals, recommends adjustments, engages in vendor follow-up, analyzes scopes of work and prepares independent cost estimate comparison.

• Prepares and submits purchase requisitions for departmental work in coordination with project principals.

• Analyzes, negotiates, and verifies subcontractor quotes for accuracy and best value.

• Develops and tracksall project change ordercost and scheduleproposals.

• Facilitates and assists the construction team in resolvingproject related cost and schedulingissues.

• Preparesreports,presentations and replies to inquiresusinga variety of sources.

• Plans andorganizesworktomeet all deadlines. Able toperforma variety of tasks in a single day.

• Supports…