Senior Estimator (Meridian)

Codaray Construction, a portfolio company of Jones Capital, was founded in 2017 with the purpose of building trust, building people, and building peace of mind for the construction process. These principles have allowed Codaray Construction to flourish, and the company has expanded its footprint throughout Mississippi and into surrounding areas.

We are proud to be recognized by Mississippi Business Journal as one of the best places to work in Mississippi. It's the result of our focus on our employees wellbeing with a host of innovative efforts, including continuing education, health and wellness initiatives and family focused events that recognize and reward our employees on a regular basis.

Codaray Construction is in pursuit of a seasoned Senior Estimator to lead our bidding processes and contribute to our legacy of building excellence. In this pivotal role, you will guide our estimation team, leveraging your deep industry knowledge to drive bid strategies, foster vendor partnerships, and ensure a smooth handover of successful bids to project management.

This position can be in the Ridgeland, MS or Hattiesburg, MS office.

Duties / Responsibilities :

• Ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Ability to work with minimum information and quickly develop an understanding of the owner / architect requirements
• Thorough knowledge of building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, and trade practices
• Manage bidding process for assigned projects
• Attend pre-bid meetings and site walkthroughs
• Develop and execute bidding strategies
• Review construction documents, communicate and coordinate work scopes during the bidding process
• Coordinate and communicate with owners and design team on progress
• Develop and foster ongoing partnerships with vendors
• Generate interest and solicit bids from vendors
• Evaluate and oversee bidding of projects
• Manage and coordinate bid team personnel
• Maintain estimating data bases (material pricing & subcontractors)
• Train and develop Assistant Estimators
• Complete material and labor take-offs
• Create cost analysis
• Compose bid tabulation
• Orchestrate smooth transition of awarded projects to project management
• Demonstrate outstanding leadership skills
• Demonstrate imaginative, innovative, and succinct approach to a project
• Always represent Codaray in a professional manner
• Participate in Company-sponsored events, Task Team Committees, and professional / industry / community organizations
• Teaches and / or trains employees
• Participates in college recruiting and activities and general recruiting
• Participates in Company presentations and Project Public Relations events
• Seeks positive Public Relations opportunities
• Participates in training and continuing education programs
• Supports mentoring programs
• Practices core values
• Timeliness of meeting deadlines (internal and external)
• Performs other related duties as assigned

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