Nature of WorkThe Senior Estimator provides and coordinates complete estimating services for project pursuits as assigned; manages project pursuit including staff, and consultants.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities- Manage estimating and preconstruction efforts on assigned projects. Perform critical preconstruction assignments consisting of high value, complex, and high-risk scopes.
- Interact with designers and clients in performance of assignments. Coordinates the efforts of the design team on design-build projects as assigned.
- Responsible for training and development of estimating personnel as assigned.
- Responsible for performing cost and risk analysis on assigned projects. Provides risk analysis and proposes steps to mitigate risk.
- Identify conflicts and ambiguities within the bid documents and coordinate trades to work towards resolution to ensure complete scope and responsive bid.
- Work to enhance and refine established processes to maximize productivity of estimating teams.
- Take part in presentations to clients. Conduct internal presentation of projects, and project handoffs.
- Developing network of relationships with design professionals, owner's representatives', and clients, while maintaining a broad network of relationships with trade partners.
- Manage and lead project handoff meetings. Actively participate in the 360 project review process. Ensure that action items are properly addressed and lessons learned are captured.
- Monitor industry news and other sources for potential project pursuits and market trends. Communicate these opportunities to estimating leadership and business development.
Qualifications- Proficiency with all estimating project assignments
- Developed expertise in prime area of concentration.
- Demonstrates advanced level technical skillset in project scheduling, constructability reviews, compiling cost data, cost analysis, budgeting, proposal response, preconstruction services, general conditions and contract requirements review, and value engineering.
- Conduct effective meetings and presentations to a variety of
audiences. - Analytical Thinking - Works simultaneously with broad issues and detailed analysis. Can balance multiple perspectives.
- Demonstrates sound project level leadership (1 direct
report). - Attention to Detail - Ability to work with others on complex tasks while installing tools and checks to ensure accuracy.
- Managing Conflicts - Proactive and empathetic in resolving
interpersonal conflict.
Education- A minimum of a bachelor's degree from a four-year college/university
or equivalent experience.
Experience- 10+ years of relevant work experience.
- Field experience is highly preferred.
Physical Demands and Working Environment- Physical demands for this position are moderate. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be walking, standing, bending or lifting moderately heavy (25-50 pounds) items. The work may require specific but common physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity. Availability to travel as needed.
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