Construction Estimator
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Location: Wrightstown, WI 54180
Description:
LEAD ESTIMATOR
Position Summary:
Responsible for preparing estimates by evaluating the needs of the client requirements through salesmen; analyzing estimate requests and reviewing design drawings and specifications. Gather information on labor, material time and price quotes from vendors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Requirements:
For consideration, the preferred candidate needs:
Alliance provides a full benefit package including vacation, health, 401k match and company paid dental, vision, disability and life insurance.
Position Summary:
Responsible for preparing estimates by evaluating the needs of the client requirements through salesmen; analyzing estimate requests and reviewing design drawings and specifications. Gather information on labor, material time and price quotes from vendors.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Accumulate labor history, maintain and update labor data sheet based on historical information.
- Identify and gather information on labor, material and time by studying proposals, blueprints, specifications and related documents.
- Prepare pricing to include internal labor and materials and other outsourced job costs.
- Ensure cost effective alternatives are considered before design is finalized.
- Obtain price quotes from approved outside vendors.
- Complete timely and accurate estimates from floor plans, sketches, models, renderings, oral and written descriptions. Maintain documentation to support projected cost of project.
- Maintain a directory of suppliers, contractors and subcontractors.
- Meet with appropriate individuals to review design and costs.
- Keep current on new technology, procedures and material to improve production and reduce costs.
- Prepare commercial bid procedures for both design-build and bid-spec projects.
- Review drawings, specifications and owner requirements with Project Managers and Superintendents and Salesmen.
- Prepare general conditions cost and coordinates with Project Managers the monitoring process of all general conditions cost.
- Assist in preparing cover letters and bid proposal, including the cost breakdown, clarifications, scope and exclusions.
- Respond to all subcontractor inquiries.
- Participate in start-up and closeout meetings.
- Assist Project Managers with scopes of work and with the pricing of owner and subcontract change orders.
Qualifications/Requirements:
For consideration, the preferred candidate needs:
- A four-year degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
- 5 years of estimating experience preferred
- Conceptual estimating experience, with building related estimating software
- Proficient PC skills
Alliance provides a full benefit package including vacation, health, 401k match and company paid dental, vision, disability and life insurance.