Estimating Manager

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Full Time Professional Minneapolis, MN, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

The Estimating Manager’s responsibility includes reviewing and tracking customer requests for estimates, creating project estimates, following up on submitted estimates, creating/reviewing and delivering job start packages to the Projects team, and reviewing completed jobs and margins to identify estimate improvements. The Estimating Manager ensures Premise Inc. crews have the job budget information to complete projects on time, on budget, and to our customers satisfaction.

The Estimator Manager will lead, manage and supervise other Estimators in the department.

• Review RFP’s and SOW’s to understand and prepare the estimate per the customers formatting
• Prioritizes, tracks and manages estimating workload ensuring timely responses and submittals
• Creates detailed cost estimates from conceptual design through IFC-level construction pricing, including material quantity takeoffs, labor-hour development, labor and equipment pricing, subcontractor quotations, vendor material pricing, productivity factors, and project-specific risk considerations
• Coordinates with engineering, project management, procurement, and operations to validate project scope, drawings, quantities, equipment requirements, constructability, and cost assumptions throughout estimate development
• Supports Program Directors & account Managers in creating and presenting estimates, as needed
• Follows up on submitted estimates, solicits Customer feedback, and utilizes Customer pricing feedback to refine pricing models to win projects at market value
• Maintains and applies historical cost and productivity data to support conceptual estimates, benchmark pricing, and improve estimating accuracy
• Identifies and suggests project savings and efficiencies to Project and Operations teams
• Performs pre estimate site walks and visit active job sites, as needed
• Builds and maintains long-term relationships with the key subcontractors and vendors
• Leads and manages assigned staff and perform supervisory duties in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws including: interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, coaching and mentoring, addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Possibility to become hybrid after completing training period. 3 Days in Office.

All employees must possess the ability to promote and model the Premise Core Values of:

• Be Ready to Learn
• Own the Result
• Build Trust
• Drive to Complete

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or combination of education, training, or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities
• 4+ years’ experience working as an Estimator or similar role
• Knowledge in electrical and telecommunications construction including a basic technical understanding of the work being estimated and an understanding of the construction workflow, duties and tasks
• Knowledgeable on civil estimation to include review of geotechnical reports and civil drawings to produce accurate sitework estimation
• Able to write in a professional manner, clearly and informatively, editing work for spelling and grammar and presenting numerical data effectively
• Able to adapt to changes in the estimating process and manage competing demands, change approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays,…