A bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or another degree related to the built environment is required.
Five to eight years of estimating, cost control, project management, and/or engineering experience in a construction environment is required.
Extensive knowledge of construction means and methods, costs, and engineering principles across a wide variety of project types is required.
Experience estimating hard-bid, negotiated, and conceptual projects is required.
Knowledge of estimating techniques and cost control, along with the ability to interpret computerized cost data and systems, is required.
Responsibilities
Support and work with management, operations, and estimating staff to review project plans, requirements, and specifications.
Generate budgets, estimates, and proposals while evaluating constructability, means and methods, logistics, schedule, risk, and profitability.
Supervise assigned Project Engineers, Assistant Project Managers, and Construction Interns.
Create work proposals.
Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required estimate contents.
Prepare discipline estimates by completing quantity takeoffs for the scope of work.
Maintain working-document files supporting estimate figures, including current supplier pricing obtained through direct contact, sales brochures, and price lists.
Review design options and recommend the best solution based on cost, engineering quality, or material availability.
Review historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, and productivity analysis reports for use in unit and man-hour figures.
Coordinate the total estimating effort for assigned bids and projects.
Interact with the owner, architect/engineer, and other contractors to provide engineering and cost data regarding project feasibility.
Negotiate financial disputes and change orders with owners.
Serve as the administrative point of contact for the owner.
Understand project scope of work details.
Create and maintain project cost reports.
Document and negotiate changes affecting project completion or contract costs with subcontractors and owners.
Develop field quality assurance and quality control plans with the Superintendent.
Collaborate with Superintendents on project safety plans.
Manage minority- and women-owned business enterprise subcontracting requirements.
Manage equal employment opportunity and affirmative-action contract requirements.
Report to various work locations as assigned.
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Overview:
An Estimator supports and works with management, operations and estimating staff in the review of project plans, requirements, and specifications. The Estimator generates budgets, estimates and proposals with the understanding of the constructability, means and methods, logistics, schedule, risk, and profitability of each project. Must have extensive knowledge of construction means and methods, costs, and engineering principles with a wide variety of project types and be capable of estimating hard bid, negotiated and conceptual projects.
Supervisory responsibility for Project Engineer(s), Assistant Project Manager(s), and Construction Intern assigned to contract(s) and/or work orders.
Create work proposals.
Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
Prepare discipline estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work.
Maintain files of working documents as back up for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc.
Review design options and recommend best solution based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
Review and incorporate historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and man hour figures.
Review proposal specifications, drawings, attend pre-bid meetings, etc. to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
Prepare estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work.
Coordinate total estimating effort relevant to bid/project as assigned.
Maintain files of working documents as back up for estimates figures.
Interact with owner, A/E, and other contractors to provide engineering and cost data regarding project feasibility.
Negotiate financial disputes and change orders with owners.
Administrative point of contact for the owner
Understand details of project scope of work
Create and maintain project cost reports.
Document and negotiate changes that may affect project completion or contract costs with subcontractors and owners.
Develop field quality assurance and quality control plan with Superintendent.
Collaboration of project safety plan with Superintendent(s)
Responsible for managing MBE/WBE subcontracting requirements.
Responsible for EEO/Affirmative action contract requirements
Must report to various work locations as assigned.
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Construction Engineering, or another degree related to the built environment.
5-8 years estimating, cost control, project management, and/or engineering experience in construction environment.
Knowledge of estimating techniques and cost control, plus ability to interpret computerized cost data and systems is essential.
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Paid time off
401K matching
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Referral program
Professional development assistance
F.H. Paschen is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.
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