Chief Estimator - American Electric

Olgoonik

$100K — $120K *
Real Estate & Construction
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Structural Engineering (BSSE) preferred.
  • Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience, preferably in Electrical.
  • Relevant certificates or licenses are preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement standard operating procedures for estimating and pre-construction.
  • Hire and retain estimation staff to support overall efforts.
  • Lead and organize company-wide pre-construction processes.
  • Ensure estimating software is accurate and updated continuously.
  • Train estimating staff on software and procedures.
  • Estimate and manage major RFP and bid proposals as needed.
  • Store estimates as corporate knowledge and incorporate feedback for improvement.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for domestic and international travel based on business needs.
  • Supportive work environment focused on employee development and training.
  • Engagement in diverse projects across multiple islands.
  • Potential to develop strong client relationships with general contractors.
Full Job Description
Overview:

Objective Measures of Performance:

Financial
  • Construction backlog across all islands.
  • Ensure all proposals are in line with corporate GP margin targets.

Operations
  • Maintain staff levels across all island markets to support construction.
  • Ensure estimating and proposal efforts are in line with Company SOP.

Client Relations
  • Maintain existing client base.
  • Develop new contractor client base business.


Key Targeted Results (KTR):

Financial
  • >9 month construction backlog each island
  • Proposal GP 20% overall average

Operations
  • Annual budget construction manhours
  • Annual bid volume
  • Win ratio 30%

Client Relations
  • Increase in negotiated work
  • Develop GC relations with all major GC's


Primary Responsibilities:
  • Develop and implement standard operating process and procedures for estimating and

pre-construction.
  • Identify, hire, and retain adequate estimation staff to support overall estimation efforts.
  • Lead, and organize overall company pre-construction processes and efforts.
  • Ensure estimating software system is cost accurate and continually updated.
  • Ensure estimating staff is knowledgeable and trained in use of the estimating software

and estimating processes and procedures.
  • Estimate and lead the major RFP, bid proposal, as required.
  • Oversee and ensure that estimates are kept and stored as corporate knowledge.
  • Receive and translate for use, the feedback from operations and construction team to

improve estimation and pre-construction efforts.
  • Assist with contract review, and lead the pre-construction turnover effort.


Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Supervisory responsibilities to include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.


Education and/or Experience:
  • BSSE preferred.


Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
  • 3 years supervisory experience, preferably in Electrical/background.


Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
  • Relevant certificates or licenses are preferred.


Security Clearance:
  • None.


Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be able to occasionally stand; walk; sit; use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; operate office equipment, reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop; kneel; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment:

General office environment. Some travel both domestically and internationally required based on business demands.

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