Heavy Civil Construction Senior Estimator

Excellent salary,bonuses, and benefits.

Relocation allowance for outstanding candidates would be considered.

Primary Function

Manage and prepare cost estimates for bidding of heavy civil, transit, and transportation construction projects up to approximately $1 billion plus range to include all essential elements and steps necessary for a successful bid; including identifying potential bidding opportunities; receiving and reviewing bid documents; assigning and assuming responsibilities for complete estimate assembly; from Bid Package to Bid/Proposal and beyond as needed for effective and efficient project start up on awarded projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

§     Organization and review of plans and specifications.

§     Preparation of cost estimates for both hard-money and proposal bidding.  This includes cost estimate preparation utilizing Estimating Software (currently HCSS), and to-do-so, analyzing and establishing means, methods, production rates, and schedules.

§     Preparation of written proposals.

§     Presentation of cost estimates/proposals before in-house management, joint venture partners, and owners/engineers.

§     Management and training of Junior Estimators.

§     Coordination with other Estimators and Consultants.

§     Quantity Take-offs from plans utilizing various means, such as scaling, planimeter, digitizer, and On-Screen Take-off program.

§     Preparation of sketches, illustrations, and composites for use in estimate preparation and review.

§     Preparation of Sub/Supplier quotation request packages, communication with Subs/Suppliers, and collection and review of quotations.

§     Estimate close-out including Sub/Supplier Quote Comparisons.

§     Support of HCSS; rate entry, Bid Item entry, etc.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

§     A (4) year Civil Engineering or Construction Management Degree and construction experience, or equivalent combinations of technical training and construction experience.

§     Minimum of (10) years estimating experience in Heavy Civil, Transit, and Transportation construction.

§     Knowledge of plan reading and interpretation, take-off, MS-Excel software, construction means, methods, and productions, scheduling, and common sense are a must.

§     Knowledge of MS-Word, Scheduling, MS-PowerPoint, On-Screen Take-off, digitizer, and/or HCSS software are pluses.

§     Ideally will have worked in Project Manager/Project Engineer/Project Superintendent position(s) providing valuable field and management/supervisory Heavy Civil, Transit, and Transportation experience to apply while assembling estimates and managing other estimators.

§     Experience in Light Rail, Commuter Rail, and Streetcar estimating and construction a major plus.

Please submit resume to: jennifer@odonnelsearch.com