Chief Estimator; BOND Building

Position: Chief Estimator (BOND Building)
ABOUT BOND

At BOND, the work we do matters, but how we do it matters more. We invest in our people, stand behind our values, and approach every challenge with care, curiosity, and a responsibility to one another and the communities we serve.

WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING HERE

At BOND, people aren't a talking point. They are the reason we succeed. Our culture is built on long-term relationships, shared accountability, and a belief that great work comes from teams who trust and support one another.

* You'll grow with intention. We invest in people for the long term, providing mentorship, development, and clear opportunities to build meaningful careers, not just fill roles.

* You'll work with integrity. Accountability, transparency, and trust guide how we operate. We own our work, support one another through challenges, and hold ourselves to a higher standard every day.

* You'll be supported as a whole person. We go beyond check-the-box safety and benefits. BOND prioritizes health, well-being, and a culture where people look out for one another, on the job and beyond.

* You'll succeed together. Collaboration is how we work and grow. We rely on each other's strengths, respect different perspectives, and celebrate progress as a team.

BUILD YOUR FUTURE AT BOND

At BOND, you're not just taking a job. You're choosing to be part of a team where values guide our work, people come first, and relationships are built to last.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

* In Coordination with the VP, Estimating & Preconstruction, Maintain bid and budget templates - marketing logos, formulas, Exhibit D language and standard bid Qualifications

* Review hard bids with estimating team and project management team

* Review budgets, estimate comparison, value management, etc., with pre-construction estimators and project management team

* Assist as needed with reconciliations, purchasing, take-offs, budget assembly, conceptual estimating, pre-qualifications, subcontractor relations, owner meetings, database management

* Create bid invites and send out to chosen subcontractor lists.

* Follow-up with subs and vendors, including by phone.

* Foster relationships with subs, designers and owners through trade group meetings and other social interactions

* Attend Jobsite Walk-Thrus to review existing conditions and lead walk thrus for Bond projects.

* Review plans, specifications, RFI's, schedules, and other documents to understand a project's requirements.

* Review Plans, specifications, schedules and other documents to offer constructability comments during preconstruction, for most trades

* Document management

* Perform quantity takeoffs (QTO) using OST (onscreen takeoff)

* Populate estimate in Excel or Sage

* Create scope sheets for vendors and subs - Including detailed general requirements not otherwise documented for all trades. Including creating supplemental documents, e.g. via blue-beam, to facilitate more accurate pricing.

* Review scopes in meetings with subcontractors, design teams, and clients - including negotiating scope modifications to suit the project needs for all trades.

* Evaluate pricing and scope to produce a complete scope and purchase - including negotiating final scope and buy values for all trades.

* Complete Bid Books for pricing lump sum work

* Extrapolate QTO and pricing for simple schematic or conceptual pricing for all trades

* Provide appropriate benchmarking analysis based on available data

* Coordinate and manage meetings during the estimating process, and during preconstruction, including meetings to develop or refine schedule and logistics requirements, in close collaboration with the project executive.

* Comfortable with volumetric trades and / or Subject Matter Expert (SME) trades - e.g. Site, Concrete

* Comfortable with trades covered by Subject Matter Experts (e.g. MEPs)

* Lead Value Management pricing. Including offering VM ideas for most scopes of work, including schedule, logistics, and constructability.

* Lead Reconciliation efforts during preconstruction.

* Mentor and coach other members of the estimating team. Manage team members' efforts to support projects led by the other members of the team. Train other estimators as needed.

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