Estimator, Construction, Civil Engineering

Estimator

Department: Estimating

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Ontario, CA

Compensation: $90,000 - $130,000 / year

The primary function of the Estimator is to be an important team member to support multiple preconstruction efforts and to be the lead estimator on specific bid efforts.

• Has a familiarity and understands the roles and responsibilities of Project Engineers, Project Managers, Project Administrators, Superintendents and Project Executives
• Basic understanding of CPM software and schedule creation. Thorough ability to interpret milestones of CPM schedule as it relates to procurement, lead times, schedule activity durations, and critical path
• Exposure to various construction methods, building logistics, can identify constructability issues, and can offer value analysis at the Design Development and Construction Document design phases
• Basic understanding of WEO requirements and how they relate to project budgets
• Understands all facets of bid day organization
• Can implement clarifications, and qualifications from subs effectively into estimate
• Ability to develop subcontractor scopes from plans and specs for others to utilize effectively on bid day
• Ability to analyze subcontractor proposals, identify scope items, differences and exclusions with cost implications
• Develop Subcontractor relationships and to be able to select appropriate subcontractors for your project
• Ability to develop an estimate at the Construction Document phase. That is inclusive of adequate subcontractor input, WEO historical data and sufficient plugs to compensate for missing information
• Ability to track, understand and explain cost differences between progress estimates
• Ability to research unit pricing
• Ability to quantify and distinguish materials
• Anticipate basic scope and plug scope not shown on conceptual plans
• Understand GC’s, overhead, fee structure