Construction Estimator - Commercial Retail Projects

Tri State General Contractors•Shingle Springs, CA

54d

About The Position

Join a team that builds more than just great projects-build your future with Tri-State General Contractors (TSGC)! We're a dynamic and growing commercial construction company known for accuracy, integrity, and results. At TSGC, collaboration drives everything we do. Our estimating and project teams work closely with clients, subcontractors, and management to deliver top-quality results while keeping projects on schedule and within budget. If you're ready to be part of a company that values your expertise, supports your growth, and rewards excellence, TSGC is the place for you. We are looking for an experienced Estimator. We focus on constantly bettering our services with the help of an elite and talented work force and we are looking to expand our team!

Requirements

Outstanding knowledge of overall CSI divisions and bidding scenarios.
Deep knowledge of commercial construction materials and methods
Strong management, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills
Ability to perform difficult and complex estimating activities typical to the engineering and construction industry
Ability to work with engineering drawings and specifications
Ability to look at any construction project and break down the entire project into the required individual components and scopes
Team first mindset, a good team player, self-motivated, gets along well with supervisors, peers, and subordinates, 100% ownership mentality.

Responsibilities

Develop accurate and timely construction estimates.
Analyze and interpret detailed drawings and specifications.
Must be comfortable talking on the phone. This position will spend appx. 50-60% of its time on the phone talking to subcontractors and vendors
Build relationships with local subcontractors.
Work under deadline pressures in an efficient, composed, and calm manner.
Support on change-orders and cost-to-complete estimates of on-going projects.
Help generate and communicate company standards for estimating design/build and plans and specs work.
Perform job handoffs from estimating to operations through clearly demonstrating detailed scopes of work, specifications, and job specific conditions.
Determine and price value-engineered alternatives to plans and specifications.
Perform budget pricing from schematic drawings and narrative.
Draft scope letters, proposals, and vendor solicitations.
Attend job walks; pre-bid meetings; collaborations and conferences with clients and design professionals.
Must be able to prepare complete itemized estimates in support of negotiated opportunities for commercial clients
Must be able to present via zoom, PowerPoint, or in person each project for review by owner and/or client.
Deals with owners and contractors to resolve technical and/or value engineering matters during the negotiation and contract execution
Analyze contractual documents and contract modifications to determine the scope of work and scope changes
Prepares estimate from excel, take offs, and bid scope summaries to ensures timely completion.
Reviews bid opportunities and outline the pros and cons of going after each project for a go/no-go decision
Reviews bid opportunity documents (RFP, Plans, and Specs) to identify critical trades where market bids are needed to bid on the project
Assist with the development of estimating procedures and guidelines