Estimator, Construction, Quantity Surveyor

Overview

Position Summary

Estimators work within the Pre-Construction Services Team and with clients, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and suppliers to plan cost factors for building projects. Estimators analyze construction documents, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for projects. Estimators are responsible for ensuring that estimates are completed in a timely, professional, and competitive manner, and that they are accurate and consider risk factors and construction methods.

Estimators are accountable and responsible for developing estimates that ensure maximum profitability of projects. Estimators develop and maintain positive relationships with clients, potential clients, vendors, and subcontractors while always maintaining impeccable ethical standards.

Safety Responsibilities:

• Prioritizes safety as the utmost importance, even before production, and promotes a team culture that makes safety the primary focus for all employees at all times.
• Adheres to safety procedures in accordance with OSHA safety policies and regulations.

Design Process:

• Reviews plans and architectural drawings; prepares quantity take-offs on assigned projects.
• Ensures a complete review of plans and drawings. Identifies items that have been omitted and ensures appropriate accounting for such items in overall estimate package that represents the full scope of the project.
• Advises and consults with stakeholders during the design process using knowledge, contractual, program, and technical expertise.
• Is responsible for the coordination of all internal and subcontracted team members for the project during estimate phase.
• Is responsible for document control during estimate phase.

• Supports, understands, and advises clients on the projects, including their obligations in the development of building and site design.
• Generates scope sheets for all trades.
• Accurately and effectively defines the Company's and each subcontractor's responsibilities for each project.
• Defines expectations for all parties and identifies each party's roles and responsibilities.
• Obtains proposals and issues contracts for design consultants.
• Reviews and works towards reducing financial risk during construction that can be addressed at the design phase.
• Communicates with clients and documents any design changes, emphasizing monetary or time impacts associated with changes.
• Investigates value engineering options and constructability reviews of plans throughout design phases.
• Reviews and processes billings for consultants and clients for services rendered during estimate phase, partnering with SPAN Administrative Assistants.

• Takes on the role of bid captain for projects; this includes taking bids, bid pricing, analyzing bid packages from clients, assembling a bid package, submitting bids, and overseeing team members assisting with the bid of the project.
• Solicits subcontractor bids for assigned projects, collaborates with Bid Clerk in identification, selection, and prequalification of new vendors or subcontractors.
• Critically analyzes bid documents and understands risk and opportunities and articulates those to management and relevant stakeholders.
• Organizes the bid team, providing leadership and direction with regards to means and methods, schedule, and strategy.
• Sets up bid packages for trades, including but not limited to, invitation to bid, bid form(s), safety, insurance, preliminary schedule, and client requirements.
• Performs quantity take-offs from bid documents utilizing Bluebeam or other appropriate estimating tools.
• Identifies and updates addenda into bidding packages.
• Compares SPAN takeoffs with quantities listed in trade, supplier, or vendor proposals.
• Uses and understands current quantity takeoff methods, software, and practices to ensure the accuracy of quantities.
• Understands the limitations, errors, and mistakes that can be made when performing quantity take-offs and takes action to mitigate the impact on the bottom line.
• Coordinates with other team members assisting in this project and reviews their work.

• Accurately assesses and plans takeoff workload.
• Uses quantity takeoffs, current labor rates, material costs, crew size, phasing, and the anticipated construction schedule to create an estimated cost for projects.
• Uses bids and proposals from trade contractors in the estimate to put together a final cost estimate.
• Appropriately assesses and accounts for expected general conditions and special requirements for the project.
• Identifies client expenditures, fees, soft costs, allowances, and items of work that are not carried in the bid proposal under SPAN's scope.
• Plans for and expects potential issues and provides a sufficient contingency plan to mitigate potential cost increases from unforeseen conditions.
• Finishes the estimate and technical proposal package within the agreed time period, along with presenting the information to the client.
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