Senior Estimator

Celebrated as one of Minnesota's Top Workplaces! Knutson Construction is accepting applications for a Senior Estimator to join our team in Minneapolis, MN.

"Together We Make Dreams Real" - that is our purpose as a company and we exist to work in concert with each other, owners, design professionals and trade partners to make the journey as stress-free as possible. Together, we've created a dynamic, fun, inspiring environment where we can be ourselves and grow each day. Knutson is deeply committed to cultivating and upholding diversity throughout our workforce, relationships, and communities.

We recognize the utmost importance of continually advancing our comprehension of diversity, equity, and inclusion as transformative forces within our work, industry, and company values.

At Knutson, opportunities to shine happen daily. We value what makes you different and empower you to act on your ideas.

This position is responsible for providing and overseeing timely and accurate estimates along with preconstruction services to secure profitable construction projects for Knutson Construction on hard bid and negotiated projects.

The key job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Self-Perform:

* Prepares and oversees accurate takeoffs for self-perform work to increase the probability of providing profitable work for Knutson Construction.

* Reviews and / or provides quantities for concrete, masonry, demolition, and carpentry self-perform.

* Reviews and prices labor, material and equipment using historic data, past experience, supplier and rental firm pricing.

* Leverages supplier relationships and Knutson experience to win profitable Self Perform work.

* Leads the Self-Perform "SOP" Standard Operating Procedures in a team environment with both operations and site staff.

* Sells Self Perform and its advantages to the project. Works with Senior Preconstruction Manager, Director of Preconstruction and Operations to identify Self Perform opportunities to pursue outside of negotiated work.

Hard Bid / Negotiated Projects:

* Works with all stakeholders to successfully manage the estimating process and helps prepare projects for the start of construction.

* Works with Operations and Business Development to successfully pursue and secure profitable negotiated and Hard Bid work for Knutson Construction.

* Serves as the office in-house point of contact for projects appointed to for estimating services for negotiated work from Conceptual to GMP.

* Completes Conceptual/Program estimates from RFP responses and conceptual documents.

* Works closely with Operations and Marketing to develop estimates and bids for Best Value and Negotiated pursuits.

* Develops accurate cost estimates and GMP's including the equipment, general conditions, materials, labor, and subcontractor backup using 2D & 3D software while ensuring estimates are coordinated with project managers' front-end specifications, scopes of work, schedules, phasing and logistics plans.

* Provides real time feedback on budgets and programs to all stakeholders.

* Trains Preconstruction Managers and Estimators.

* Prepares cost models as needed for schematic, design development, and GMP estimates.

* Oversees the documentation that should be included for presentations.

* Performs real time estimating, system analysis, long term maintenance studies and value engineering processes.

* Evaluates bid time win/losses at time of bid.

* Prepares and oversees accurate estimates for project Hard Bids to secure profitable work for Knutson Construction.

* Leverages subcontractor relationships and the Knutson Experience to win profitable Hard Bid work. Researches and builds relationships with new subcontractors and vendors.

* Reviews project schedules with senior level operations and preconstruction staff on hard bid projects.

* Manages bid takers, analyzes bids, leads decision process, and enters the correct subcontractor bid on hard bid and negotiated projects.

* Completes subcontractor solicitation professionally to meet goals for winning profitable new work in the hard bid and negotiated market segments.

* Works closely with Preconstruction Manager and Operations on subcontractor bid analysis.

* Develops accurate quantity takeoff and cost models using 2D and 3D software.

* Attends interviews on project pursuits as estimator.

* Identifies and communicates opportunities to enhance projects.

* Helps with developing the "Means and Methods" of construction that will be used to construct the project on both negotiated and hard bid projects.

* Complete first pass at General Conditions and Fee Calculator on Hard Bid and Best Value Projects. Review and develop General Conditions and Fee Calculator on CMR, CMA and Design Build projects with Preconstruction Manager and Operations.

* Lead bid-day processes as it relates to subcontractor analysis and selection. On negotiated projects work closely with Preconstruction Manager and Operations on bid analysis and buyout.

* Reviews all Front-End Specifications and Scopes of Work…