Assistant Estimator

Adolfson & Peterson Construction

3d•$61,500 - $91,500

About The Position

Adolfson & Peterson Construction, one of the nation’s top contractors, is recruiting for an Assistant Estimator. This position provides detailed conceptual estimates from pre-construction schematic and design documents and detailed construction estimates from construction plans and specifications. Project scopes are generally less than $5 million or for one component on a large, complex project. Because safety is paramount to AP and embedded into everything we do, all team members are responsible for working safely within our Incident and Injury Free culture.

Requirements

History of experience and proven results including: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, architecture, engineering, or related field equivalent and successful completion of a construction industry internship or 2+ years’ of related construction experience or completion of an Associate degree and 3+ years of related experience.
Experience in the areas of design, estimating, and or field supervision preferred.
General knowledge of estimating principles/policies.
Proficient in detailed estimate organization and take-off including being well versed in conceptual estimating/schematic estimating.
Proficiency with using Microsoft Office Suite.
Familiarity with estimating software a plus.
Demonstrated integrity and ethical standards
Strong analytical and logic skills with the ability to maintain a high degree of precision on detailed work.
Developed skills (written, oral, and listening) in order to effectively communicate with diverse audiences.
Ability to efficiently manage multiple priorities simultaneously under time constraints.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build successful and lasting relationships.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the areas of design, estimating, and or field supervision preferred.
Familiarity with estimating software a plus.

Responsibilities

Take personal responsibility for working safely within an incident and injury free culture
Prepare bids, conceptual cost models, and budgets; perform analyses of construction documents and project program requirements for assigned project scopes.
Monitor field production to establish data base pricing; quantify bid take-offs.
Complete pricing and quantity take-offs for scopes of work; review pricing and take-offs prior to pre-bids; set up bid spreadsheets.
Review plans and specs; assemble accurate general conditions costs.
Prepare documents for bid day including owner bid docs, insurance/bonding, schedules, timeframes, etc. Prepare back-up documentation.
Participate in the buyout process.
Create and organize scope comparisons of subcontractor and vendor bids.
Provide technical support on constructability, scheduling, phasing, and staffing.
Review plans and specs; understand and apply constructability of the project to the estimate format and costing; discuss and establish bid strategies, concerns, and advantages.
Collaborate with Senior Estimators to set goals for the assigned area related to percentage of award, accuracy of takeoffs, completeness of scopes, coverage, etc.
Identify and recommend functional procedure and policy changes.
Make recommendations about the selection of subcontractors upon notice of award.
Build subcontractor and supplier relationships; facilitate bids and presentations.
Participate in defining work scopes for subcontractors; define major or priority subcontractors and suppliers.
Solicit new subcontractors and develop subcontractor relationships.
Build and facilitate collaborative team processes among project participants.
Attend pre-construction proposals.
Participate in assigned project bid closings.
Correspond with design teams and engineers during the bid process.
Attend and participate in industry and subcontractor events.
Other duties as assigned.