Civil Estimator
Black & Veatch Family of Companies•Olathe, KS
•Onsite
About The Position
The Civil Estimator assists in preparation and review of lump sum, unit rate and cost plus estimates and in preparation of conceptual estimating cost analysis. May assist in pre-construction activities.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience
- All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations.
Nice To Haves
- BS or MS graduate in Construction Management or related field is preferred
- Field experience is a plus
- Project experience is a plus
- Estimating principles/procedures
- Cost principles/procedures
- Mathematical skills
- Project design scopes
- Consulting skills
- Analytical skills
- Interpret specifications and contracts
- Microsoft Office 365
- Microsoft CoPilot 365
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Calculator
Responsibilities
- Responsible for estimate coordination and consolidation of each of the discipline estimates into the Proposal Estimate
- Reviews design scopes and develop quantities
- Performs productivity analysis of construction operations
- Prepares direct labor estimates, distributable or contractors indirect cost estimates
- Prepares contingency, escalation and reconciliation for estimates
- Performs comparisons of scope, quantities and cost data between projects
- Prepares management presentations
- Updates and maintains historical cost data
- Reviews designs and specifications for cost effectiveness and suggest alternatives where appropriate
- Supports continuous improvement efforts and change management
- Perform Scope Review focusing on: Project Objectives, Deliverables, Overall Project Requirements
- Assist the Pre-Construction/Estimating team in developing preliminary Work Packages
- During the Development of Project Work Packages may perform a risk assessment and participate in mitigation strategy discussions
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision insurances
- disability
- wellness program
- flexible work schedules
- paid vacation
- holiday time
- sick time
- dependent sick time
- company-matched 401k plan
- adoption reimbursement
- tuition reimbursement
- vendor discounts
- employment referral program
- AD&D insurance
- pre-taxed accounts
- voluntary legal plan
- B&V Credit Union
- performance-based bonus program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
