Senior Estimator

Summary

The Estimator is responsible for analyzing blueprints, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for woodworking projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs project Take-Offs and reviews drawings and other project information to determine scope, material and labor requirements and prepare itemized lists.
• Requests vendor and subcontractor quotes, interpret and process RFI’s, and generate quotes lists by project item and save to project folder.
• Consults with clients, vendors, and designers to request additional information and clarification on project requirements, scope, and value engineering potential.
• Set up projects in operations system, ensuring proper creation of work orders, labor and material budgets, and schedule.
• Organizes project folders in projects directory using all information obtained during estimating and handoff.
• Prepares & submits proposal, scope of work, bid form & all other required bid documentation including price breakouts & value engineering.
• Prepares Post bid scope review documents such as color OST booklet.
• Attend scope review meetings with customers.
• Follows up on submitted bids.
• Prepare awarded projects for handoff presentation to project team.
• Develop & maintain relationships with vendors & customers.
• Participate in project team meetings.
• Supports Project Managers by identifying & quantifying changes in scope and costs, calculating and preparing change orders, vendor quotes, and budget updates, and other tasks as needed.
• Identifies project general condition costs such as travel, field costs, overtime, and others to ensure complete project costs are identified prior to bid submission.
• Identifies project insurance, permit, license, and tax requirements and coordinate with Accounting and Contracts team in order to quantify those costs in the estimate.
• Interfaces with other departments such as Project Management, Engineering, Production, and Installation to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
• Computes cost factors and prepare estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work.
• Analyzes completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine the reason for any variances.
• Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future variances between estimated and actual costs.
• Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
• Mentors and trains newer Estimators in estimating software, procedures, and methodologies.
• May perform the responsibilities of Estimator 1 and 2 and other duties as necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS :

Core Requirements :

Education And / or Experience :

Computer Requirements : Estimating requires a high level of proficiency in each of the following software programs :