Site Estimator/ Quantity Surveyor
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Location: Bridgeport, CT 06606
Description:
Site Estimator/ Quantity Surveyor
Department: North America Consultancy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Bridgeport
Description
Why Soben?
We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Description
We are looking for an Estimator/Senior Estimator who will be tasked with creating and managing budgets, reviewing plans, preparing take-offs and estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers. This is a fast-paced role with a huge pipeline of current and future work to cultivate he future of AI infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
Preferred Qualifications/ Relevant Experience
Department: North America Consultancy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Bridgeport
Description
Why Soben?
We're an award-winning construction consultancy with huge ambitions to put ourselves firmly on the map. We've come a long way since operations commenced in 2011 but now is the time to step on the gas and realize our true potential.
It is a hugely exciting time to join our business and we have some amazing times ahead of us. We're targeting to have 1000 people globally by 2030 to support our expansion plans in current locations as well as additional territories.
If you want to play an integral part in achieving our ambitious plans for growth and delivering an exceptional consultancy service for our clients in the LATAM & NA region, whilst progressing your own career in a supportive and dynamic environment, we want to hear from you!
Description
We are looking for an Estimator/Senior Estimator who will be tasked with creating and managing budgets, reviewing plans, preparing take-offs and estimates, negotiating with various contractors and vendors, as well as building relationships with clients and site managers. This is a fast-paced role with a huge pipeline of current and future work to cultivate he future of AI infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Attend site walks to assess work in place estimated vs. actual.
- Complete conceptual, 30%, 60%, 90% estimates with the central estimating team.
- Negotiate and recommend subcontract values of work.
- Support site project management and project controls groups.
- Benchmark existing construction and professional fee costs to central database.
- Build up labor and material rates for comparison with benchmark and project baseline rates.
- Lead the review of GC's GMP reconciliation and negotiation of contract values.
- Manage OFCI procurement and payments
- Change order management & estimating
- Other associated duties
Preferred Qualifications/ Relevant Experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 5-6 years minimum cost management or estimating experience
- Cost Manager/Estimator with DC experience
- Bluebeam quantity take-off proficient
- Proficient in the use of the required functions in Microsoft Office skills, (e.g., Excel, Word & PowerPoint) to an appropriate level
- Knowledge of relevant construction technologies and trends (Sustainability) to assist with appropriate options and cost implications
- Great personal relationship skills and ability to work with a wider interdisciplinary team of people
- Organized and detail-oriented