Estimator (Commercial & Industrial) (San Diego)

Estimator (Commercial & Industrial) Supervisor

The Estimator (Commercial & Industrial) is responsible for estimating commercial & industrial (C&I) and retrofit projects, utilizing a strategic and systematic bid table approach (drawing / specification / RFP document review, solicitation & negotiation of sub-tier pricing, and quantity take-offs) to produce accurate, comprehensive, competitive, and timely proposals. You must currently reside in San Diego or Riverside Counties.

Primary Responsibilities & Duties :

• Oversee all bidding requirements; prequalification (RFQs / RFPs), short listing, etc.
• Thoroughly review all bidding documents / requirements, understand the risk elements, and address such for evaluation.
• Prepare and submit pre-bid RFIs to identify and clarify questionable scope and requirement items within bidding documents.
• Prepare and maintain bid plans, documents, and reproductions (document control).
• Review project documents for cost effectiveness and suggestions for value alternative opportunities.
• Utilize benchmark data, trends, and historical pricing to generate detailed cost estimates.
• Perform detailed and well annotated quantity take-offs, to build comprehensive estimates within Cal Solar bidding software.
• Communicate with architects, owners, consultants, and all other stakeholders to clarify scopes of work, materials, and schedule requirements; and properly document these clarifications.
• Review contracts and all front-end documents (scope, schedule, price, terms, cash flow / billing schedules, etc.) to ensure bids are compliant and all encompassing.
• Establish and enforce high-standards for pre-contract site investigations by General Superintendent to validate bidding and / or engineering assumptions and potential field-conditions that could affect the effectiveness and timeliness of executing the work.
• Solicite input from the Operations Team to identify risks / opportunities and establish a plan for approach / execution of projects, construction schedule durations, General Conditions / General Requirements, & logistical cost items.
• Capture inclusions, clarifications, assumptions, and exclusions that align with contractual requirements of project.
• Prepare comprehensive bid proposals; bid forms, insurance forms, etc. and any other necessary documents.
• Lead in-depth review of project bid proposals with internal team prior to submission to client.
• Maintain on-going dialogue with awarding-body for bid projects that are pending award.
• Organize and archive all bid information for future reference.
• Communicate with and support Operations Team during execution of projects; setup of schedule of values (SOV), vendor / sub-tier buyout, Exhibit A review / creation, bid history / approach, and change order pricing when appropriate.
• Direct, coordinate, and provide information and documents to vendors and sub-subcontractors.
• Collaborate with the Preconstruction team to prepare contractual exhibits and bid packages for sub-subcontract work scopes.
• Participate in Project Contract Kickoff Meetings and External Client Kick-Off Meetings to ensure that the accuracy of estimates and information / knowledge about each project is properly conveyed and understood.
• Work in Design Review Page-Turn Meetings (pre-permitting submission) and Pre-Mobilization Meetings (preconstruction-to-construction hand-off) when requested by Engineering, Preconstruction, and / or Operations teams (respectively).
• Participate in post-mortem meetings to collect lessons learned, and closing the loop by preparing and implementing estimating improvements for future projects.

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Benefits :

The starting annual base pay for this role is between USD $100,000 and $120,000. The actual base is dependent upon many factors, such as : location, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Cal Solar, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.