Ferreira Construction is a 900 million+ a year privately held first-rate heavy civil construction company. Since 1988, Ferreira has enjoyed steady growth throughout its history.
- We specialize in : Underground Utilities (Gas, Water, Sewer, Fiber Optic, Electrical), Foundations, Bridges, Highways, Airports, Sitework;
- Power / Utility : Substations, Power Plants, Transmission & Distribution, Sitework; Emergency Management : Reconstruction, 24-Hour Storm Response, Storm Hardening, Shoreline Restoration / Stabilization, Debris Removal;
Solar Installation and Construction Management.
We are dedicated to constructing quality infrastructure through innovation and sustainability, never compromising our integrity-the foundation of our success for more than two decades.
Ferreira is a nationally recognized company with headquarters in New Jersey and regional offices in New York, Florida, California, and Rhode Island.
We are currently seeking a fence & guardrail Estimator to work out of our San Diego office.
The Fence & Guardrail Estimator position is responsible for the successful management of Fence & Guardrail bids. The Estimator will manage the conceptual development of a construction estimate (bid) and will oversee the bid from beginning to end.
The Estimator will oversee and ensure the project estimate and estimate / bid submittal and turn over to the project management team.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop, manage, and submit fence & guardrail bids.
- Analyzing project documents.
- Attend pre-bid meetings.
- Develop crews.
- Develop crew production.
- Obtain Material and subcontractor quotes.
- Identify and qualify subcontractors and vendor for assigned scopes of work.
- Communicates as required to ensure subcontractor and vendor work is being bid in accordance with the bid documents.
- Interacts with Engineering and clients with feedback on estimates, cost, best practices, etc.
- Participate in design review meetings.
- Assist the Sr. Estimator to ensure a complete quality bid.
- Save all bid documents in the appropriate folders in the shared drives.
- Updating bid schedule.
- Interact with project management staff to ensure there is a detailed turnover from estimating to project management.
Qualifications
- A minimum of 3-5 plus years of experience in construction working as an estimator.
- Fence & Guardrail background.
- Ability to manage and maintain bid documentation.
- Must be well organized and detail oriented.
- Ability to multitask and manage multiple bids.
- Ability to read and understand drawings and specifications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to interact with people on all levels ensuring that all external and internal communication is carried out to a high standard.
- Highly motivated, driven and results oriented, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.
Computer Skills (recommend)
- Estimating Software - Heavy Bid / B2W
- Microsoft Suite Products (Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, Teams, One Note)
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