Electrical Estimator - Eastern District

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As an Estimator, you will spearhead preparing, reviewing, and presenting discipline estimates for specific project proposals within the Water / Wastewater market. In this pivotal role, you will provide expert estimating assistance and guidance to project teams, develop conceptual estimates, and perform comprehensive cost analyses. You will be responsible for mentoring and developing discipline / service estimators, maintaining and updating historical databases, and refining departmental procedures. Additionally, you will offer strategic direction on project / program-level tasks, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in all estimating activities.

District Overview

MEC-NY is an electrical contractor that focuses primarily on the electrical side of Kiewit's Eastern District. Kiewit's Eastern District specializes in challenging heavy civil construction projects throughout the Northeast. We are leaders in bridge, transit, foundation, tunnel, and water / wastewater construction while specializing in cast-in-place concrete, structural steel erection, earthwork, pile driving, and caissons. Kiewit's Eastern District also has a large amount of work in the energy / power sector in various northeast locations. With our experienced and dedicated employees, extensive resources and in-depth market knowledge, the Eastern District can handle projects of any size.

Location

This position will be based out of our Woodcliff Lake, NJ office.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing, analyzing and interpreting Contract Documents (specifications, drawings, and reference information) to develop detailed, comprehensive cost estimates for heavy civil construction projects. Also able to make assumptions based on experience with detailed plans are not provided and front end estimating is performed based on conceptual level designs.
• Able to perform accurate quantity takeoffs for earthwork, concrete work, and piping and drainage.
• Identifying bid qualifications, risks, and assumptions along with quantities and pricing
• Ensuring estimates and proposals are performed in accordance with company practices and standards.
• Participating in estimate reviews and presentations to estimate lead and department leads.
• Develop and maintain relationships with subcontractors and suppliers throughout the pre-bid process, including solicitation of bids and constructability input.
• Manage comparisons between self-perform estimates and subcontractor quotes.
• Ability to Analyze Subcontractor and Material Quotes for responsiveness to the Estimate and Project requirements
• Prequalification and Proposal assistance functions
• Preparing value engineering solutions; including cost, schedule, and Owner benefits.
• Preparing responses to Request for Qualifications (RFQ's) and Request for Proposals (RFP's).
• Providing rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates and phasing schedules.

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Qualifications

Other Requirements :

Base Compensation : $103,000 / yr -$125,000 / yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and / or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

There's no limit to what you'll do at Kiewit. Whether you're building or supporting projects that provide communities with dependable energy, safe transportation, clean water, or access to health care, the work you do will positively impact people's lives for generations to come.

Here you'll have endless opportunities to expand your expertise through on-the-job experience and internal and external training and development opportunities.

We offer our full-time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that's among the best in our industry. From top-tier health care programs to employee assistance programs and retirement planning, we aim to provide you with the tools you need to be successful in the areas of life that matter most to you.

Kiewit is an equal-opportunity employer, and we believe a diverse workforce is vital to the success of our business. We continue our efforts to attract, develop and retain employees from all backgrounds who are passionate about our industry.

We are committed to veteran and military hiring and will consider relevant military experience as equivalent to qualification requirements.

Nearest Major Market : New York City

Job Segment : Civil Engineer, Front End, Wastewater, Water Treatment, Electrical, Engineering, Technology

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