Estimating Engineer - Industrial & Manufacturing
About The Position
People love to work here, plain and simple. It’s easy to love your job when you’re surrounded by driven, passionate leaders. We show up every day and give it our all; not because we have to, but because we want to. POSITION SUMMARY Develops from exposure to construction basics and how a project comes together. Earns trust and becomes a trusted team member both internally to McCownGordon and the Trade Partner Community. Develops trade partner & vendor relationships in the industry. Works with the project team to develop an understanding of buildings and building systems (structure, MEP, envelope, etc.). Reviews, comprehends, and analyzes proposals-asking questions as needed to trade partners and suppliers.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.
Responsibilities
- Assists the Lead Estimator in setting up the estimate.
- Develops understanding of company estimating platforms and systems.
- Obtains exposure to preconstruction fundamentals and basics.
- Attends and participates in project meetings and produces meeting minutes.
- If desired, cross-trains within McCownGordon (field engineer or project engineer).
- Manages RFI, Prebid notes and questions.
- Presents information to internal McCownGordon team efficiently.
- Attends trade partner networking events.
- Develops relationships with trade partners through events, solicitation and scope review process.
- Obtains exposure to costs by collecting and reviewing trade partner and supplier quotes.
- Reviews scope of work from project team or bid documents to analyze trade partners bids/proposals for completeness.
- Collects and organizes trade partner and supplier proposals.
- Ensures bids include specified materials are available for the project.
- Follows up with trade partners prior to bidding to determine whether they are participating in the bid.
- Populates trade partner and supplier contact information to the bid tabs.
- Assists Lead Estimator in populating scope content for the bid tab sheets and analyzing bids.
- Learns and masters fundamentals of conducting a quantity survey.
- Learns and masters company software for quantity survey and keeps up with proper organization of associated electronic files.
- Reviews the complete set of documents for items to be quantified.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
