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Senior Mechanical Estimator

Espo Corporation
Appleton, WI
Permanent

Senior Mechanical Estimator

Location : Appleton, WI

Job type and Duration : Contract to Hire

Our client is looking to hire a Senior Mechanical Estimator for their team in Appleton, WI.

Manager is not looking for commercial and residential experience / background. Needs someone with industrial background.

The Senior Mechanical Estimator will be responsible for leading complex multi-discipline estimates for both field and pre-fabrication construction projects with a diverse portfolio of project types and clients.

This position will advise the estimating manager and estimating director regarding the complexities and risks involved with these multi-discipline proposals, and present accurate estimates in a credible and professional manner while minimizing risk to the company.

  • Consult with clients, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
  • Interface with Procurement and Operations to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
  • Manage the centralized cost-estimating database and data models.
  • Create a formal process to support cost estimating and ensure historical data is utilized.
  • Review completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and recommend improvements to cost-estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
  • Review cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
  • Research historical data to develop and establish suggested labor units for each proposal related to cost data or effect cost reductions from similar historical project actuals data.
  • Lead the estimating strategy and implementation efforts to help the department continuous improve.
  • Review and approve project summary schedules for validity.
  • Manage workload scheduling to ensure timely completion of deliverables.
  • Maintains compliance with estimating methodology ensuring quality estimates are produced.
  • Review DOR completion, assignments, estimating quantities, and scope of the project.
  • Review small and disadvantaged business solicitations and evaluations.
  • Manage subcontractor solicitations, quotes, RFP compliance, clarifications, exceptions, and evaluations.
  • Lead communication and implement feedback from the operations / prefabrication team (execution plan, achievable construction and prefabrication schedules etc.

regarding each estimate.

  • Review and approve specialty and standard equipment pricing.
  • Responsible for the review of final estimates before management reviews and present the estimate to internal and external clients.
  • Lead estimate turnover process to operations / fabrication teams.
  • Manage cost history, database management, and estimating process.
  • Make recommendations as to fee, contingency, and escalation.
  • Prepare and present estimating data for the risk review process.
  • Review commercial terms and conditions with legal counsel and address risk issues.
  • Review and validate value engineering items, alternates, and options.
  • Validate the accuracy of estimate clarifications and assumptions.
  • Review documents for gaps and overlaps in the scope of work.
  • Provide leadership, guidance, and instruction to less experienced staff.
  • Responsible for QA / QC process adherence.

Requirements :

  • Previous experience as a Mechanical Estimator
  • Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field and years of direct project estimating experience or Applicable experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.
  • Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Software experience such as Quotesoft, InEight, Accubid, BlueBeam Extreme, Navisworks, Tekla, Oracle, and PowerBI.
  • Thorough knowledge of company procedures, estimating techniques, various construction disciplines, and cost control systems is required.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong organizational skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills, and attention to detail.
  • Ability to handle large volumes of work and multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to work independently or in groups, think creatively and analytically and make quick and sound decisions.
  • 28 days ago
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