Sr. Estimator (Commercial Construction)

Job Description

Job Description

Summary

Our client is a large Commercial General Contractor seeking an experienced and self-motivated individual to join our Procurement Department as a Senior Estimator . The Estimator should be able to take a strategic approach to winning with creative planning and development experience and should be a demonstrated team player with the ability to foster a collaborative atmosphere through the preconstruction efforts. He / she should have outstanding presentation skills and the ability to interview with Owners and develop and maintain client relationships.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reads and outlines project specifications
• Discusses and establishes bid strategies, concerns, and advantages
• Defines major or priority subcontractors
• Directs Plans Coordinators for vendor / subcontractor pricing / bid solicitation and coordination using SmartBid
• Establishes, writes, and reviews work scopes for subcontractors
• Conducts pre-bid meetings with MHC Operations personnel and Subcontractors as needed
• Assists operations staff on project logistics, staging, phasing plans, and coordination
• Sets up Bid Day Summaries and General Requirements Set up bid spreadsheets or conceptual spreadsheets to complete a bid
• Accurately takes off as required for CSI Divisions 1-46
• Prices items of both self-performed and sub contracted work on a unit priced basis
• Utilizes Subcontractor and Field production Data to establish database pricing
• Improves existing subcontractor relationships and gets to know the subcontractors / suppliers
• Monitors coverage with the plans coordinators and solicits new subcontractors to bid
• Reviews and executes bid forms, bid bonds, etc., on bid projects
• Reviews estimates for accuracy, constructability, and risks
• Relies on judgment and experience to plan and establish deadlines
• Assists Estimating Department as needed to facilitate teamwork
• Assigns and reviews all work scopes and helps as needed to meet deadlines for bid and negotiated projects
• Leads the conceptual budgeting and preconstruction portion of the Procurement Process
• Participates in owner interviews and leads presentations of estimates and proposals to sell our efforts
• Tracks Value Analysis items from Development / Acceptance / Non - Acceptance / Inclusion into proposal
• Assists with constructability reviews, system analysis of building components, and MEP Systems
• Leads and completes multiple 15M+ projects at a time
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications & Requirements

Benefits

Employment Type : Full time Location : Denver, CO