FlatironDragados
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Are you passionate about reducing pursuit costs, quantities and risk? As a Chief Estimator, you will lead pursuit and estimating activities, ensuring that cost efficient quantities and construction practices meet our pursuit, schedule and pricing goals.
What You Will Be Doing
- Reviews proposal specifications, drawings, and attend pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
- Reviews and incorporates historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, and productivity analysis reports into unit and person-hour figures.
- Provides technical and industry knowledge towards risk, contract management, owner relationships and vendor or subcontractor partnerships.
- Organizes and supervises estimating teams to prepare bids, select vendors or subcontractors and determine cost effectiveness of project to bid.
- Delegates review of project and appropriate regulations required to construct the project to meet disadvantages business requirements and minority participation agreements.
- Prepares discipline estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work. Calculates material quantity requirements from engineering drawing dimensions.
- Partners with estimating team to prepare and conduct project hand-off meetings between pursuit team and project management team.
What We Are Looking For
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field required.
- 10+ years experience in construction industry, estimating or cost control preferred.
- Experience working with WA agencies preferred.
- Experience leading pursuit and estimating activities for large or complex projects.
- Construction, design, finance and management experience required.
- Expert knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Software.
- Specialized knowledge and experience in alternative construction delivery methods.
- Able to lead pursuit and estimating activities on a large or complex pursuit project.
- Expert knowledge of best practices to control and reduce pursuit costs, quantities and risk.
- Advanced knowledge of HCSS Heavy Bid Estimating Software.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills.
Why work for us
- Comprehensive compensation package and paid time off program
- Industry leading 401(k)/RRSP
- Medical/Extended Health Care, Dental, Vision and/or Provincial Medical
- Wellness benefits & Employee Assistance Program
- Tuition Reimbursement Program
We are an EEO/ADA/Veterans employer.
Salary Min
USD $160,000.00/Yr.
Salary Max
USD $240,000.00/Yr.
Vehicle Program
Personal Vehicle Allowance Tier II: $950 USD/month
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Management and Manufacturing
Industries
Construction
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