Overview In this role you will drive accurate cost estimation and budget control for manufacturing facility projects. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate contract documents into solid estimates and schedules. You will identify risks, explore opportunities, and support client proposals to enable successful project awards and delivery. This is a growth-focused, collaborative opportunity within an employee-owned company that builds critical infrastructure and communities.
Compensation / Benefits- employee share purchase offering
- discretionary annual performance bonus
- comprehensive benefits
- retirement plan with matching
- career development programs
- wellness programs
Responsibilities- Analyze contract documents and specifications for large hard-bid/lump-sum, CM, and design-build projects to determine requirements
- Set up a critical path schedule with milestones to meet contract completion dates for large projects
- Perform full quantity take-offs of labor, equipment, and materials for large scopes
- Lead pricing of general expenses and project-specific requirements for medium to large projects
- Create as-bid estimates and trade buy-out strategies with operations
- Assist in presenting estimates and delivering client presentations
- Document and archive estimate information for transfer to the project team
- Conduct risk and opportunity analysis for the risk register
- Liaise with external consultants and manage tender development for clients
- Assist with owners' project approvals and develop cost estimates for capital-expense plans
- Monitor project-specific success criteria and drive creative solutions with the team
- Travel up to 40% if required
Key requirements- 12 years of progressive experience in construction cost estimating with onsite experience preferred
- Led pursuits valued up to $250 million across various delivery models
- Experience with self-perform estimates and productivity understanding
- Knowledge of multiple construction methods, scheduling, and timelines
- Expertise in bid preparation, quantity take-off, procurement, pricing and bid closing
- Ability to understand and teach contract terms for different delivery models
- Leadership ability to guide teams and develop relationships with owners and peers
- collaboration
- communication
- problem solving
- cost estimating
- quantity take-off
- bid preparation
