Construction Estimator

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Overview

RECON has successfully completed over 6,000 environmental remediation, geotechnical and mine reclamation projects across North America since 1989.  Our team of dedicated employees, financial strength, and large fleet of equipment empower RECON to deliver world class solutions for the complex environmental problems.

The Construction Estimator will manage the preparation of full estimates for complex civil, mining, geotechnical, and environmental construction projects. Estimating work includes creating time and materials, cost reimbursable estimates, lump sum, and unit pricing estimates for construction projects.

This position can be based anywhere in the Continental United States. Occasional travel to project sites, client offices, and internal meetings will be required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze Requests for Proposals (RFP’s), plans, and amendments to determine the scope of work and content to establish costs, preparation time, project schedules, materials, labor and manpower estimates, and review documentation for competitive bid information and accuracy
• Review construction documents, understand the scope of work required for the bid, and break it down into definable tasks 
• Prepare and carefully review take-offs from related construction documents
• Calculate and prepare cost analysis for all materials, labor and manpower, heavy construction equipment, subcontractor, and overhead costs incurred related to RECON projects
• Develop and maintain resource information related to products, vendors, subcontractors, government requirements, etc.
• Develop estimates ranging from Rough Order Magnitude (ROM), budgetary, time and material, cost reimbursable, lump sum, and unit pricing estimates for environmental remediation, site preparation, geotechnical construction, decommissioning and industrial demolition projects
• Work closely with project managers and subcontractors to promote the understanding of the scope of work, changes, potential Requests for Information, and adjustments to cost estimates prior to proposal submission to formulate accurate estimates while mitigating risk for the organization
• Work closely with the proposal department by developing technical approach narratives and work plans

Qualifications

• Two years or more of construction project estimating experience related to environmental remediation, mine reclamation, decommissioning & demolition, geotechnical, soil and/or earthwork construction projects 
• Associates or bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Environmental Science, or equivalent construction estimating experience is favorable
• Previous operations or project management experience with strong estimating skills related to earthwork would be a plus 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency in MS Office, Blue Beam, as well as experience creating estimates using estimating software using  HCSS Heavy Bid or similar platforms
• Experience using Primavera (P6) and/or Microsoft Project would be a plus
• Experience using AutoCad civil 3D or similar 3D takeoff software is a plus
• Must be self-motivated and able to work effectively with little or no direct supervision to thrive in a fast paced, deadline driven work environment
• This position will require minimal travel to attend client meetings, project site walks related to new earthwork projects, etc.