Construction Estimator
Core
Lead the Estimating Department by producing detailed cost estimates and bid documents to win construction projects for a General Contractor.
Role type
Senior Construction Estimator
Builds
Detailed project estimates, bid packages, and cost breakdown analyses
Domain
Construction (General Contracting)
Required skills
Cost estimation, reading construction drawings, quantity take-offs, MS Excel, subcontractor management, scope development, budget analysis, document control
Preferred skills
Planswift, Bluebeam, Adobe, bi-lingual (English/Spanish), value engineering
Technologies
PlanSwfit, Bluebeam, Adobe, MS Excel, Outlook, Word
Responsibilities
Cost estimation across all CSI Master Format 16 Divisions, creating Invitations to Bid and negotiating prices, performing quantity take-offs using PlanSwfit and manual scales, developing Trade Spreadsheets and Budget Sheets, communicating with subcontractors and suppliers for pricing, participating in project Walk-Throughs and Architect/Owner Meetings, assisting in writing Scopes of Work and Contract/Proposal assumptions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC