Senior Estimator

Posillico Civil, Inc.•Houston, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Posillico is Building for Generations. Posillico is a multi-disciplined and diversified construction company. Along with our Civil /foundation group, Posillico’s business units include Wastewater Division, Environmental Division, Utilities Division, Drilling Division, Paving Division, Posillico Consulting LLC, Posillico Developmental LLC, and Posillico Materials, LLC. These companies give Posillico the unequalled, leveraged experience required to complete complex structural and geotechnical projects successfully in the Tri-State area. Posillico empowers a “people first, think safety” culture throughout our organization. This “people first” culture has helped to promote and maintain an excellent record of accomplishment. Posillico has an exceptional safety program coupled with proactive employees throughout its management and union staff. We offer all employees an excellent opportunity to be part of our developing business at Posillico, as we set the standards for excellence in the construction industry with our integrated solutions. Our company mission is to complete all our projects safely, on time, on target and on budget while having a positive impact in the community. POSITION SUMMARY: Senior Estimator will provide and/or coordinate full estimating services specializing in heavy civil construction projects. The Senior Estimator will manage the bid/proposal preparation with a team of estimating staff, including estimators, a support administrator, and the management team. Senior Estimator and team will follow up bid proposals with value engineering alternates, CPM schedules, formal presentations, and final negotiations with clients and construction managers. The Senior Estimator will be expected to bid/manage approximately 25-50 estimates per year, ranging from $5,000,000 to $100,000,000 per estimate.

Requirements

Education and experience requirements include: a 4-year civil or mechanical engineering degree or equivalent combination of technical training and/or related experience.
Must have 10+ years estimating, cost control, and/or engineering experience (at least 5 years estimating) in construction with a focus on heavy civil construction.
Ability to estimate all types of projects/contracts (unit price; lump sum; TxDOT; design-build; etc.), plus the ability to coordinate and supervise group work effort is essential.
Must have the ability to prepare complex proposals with principal oversight. The incumbent has profit/loss responsibility to the company.
Microsoft Office applications
HCSS (including Heavy Bid/Heavy Job)
Scheduling software/CPM (including Primavera and MS Project)
Viewpoint (PM module, SL module, PO module)
Strong technical and proposal writing skills
Strong skills with personal digital devices
Salesforce
OSHA Training

Responsibilities

Bid item and activity setup, summary form data entry, bid pricing, bid closeout, and bid scheduling.
Review and incorporate historical data from productivity analysis reports and combine manpower, equipment, material quotations, and subcontractor proposals into unit price and man-hour estimate figures.
Provide complete conceptual budgets and final estimating input on all projects.
Provide technical support to personnel preparing discipline estimates for assigned bids.
Review proposal specifications, drawings, attend pre-bid meetings, etc., to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
Prepare for and attend all scope meetings with the clients and construction managers.
Prepare for and present value engineering and CPM schedules to the clients and construction managers.
Prepare and lead all formal presentations and final negotiations with clients and construction managers.
Heavy Bid maintenance (labor, crew, activity, and bid master codebooks).
Bid to project data transfer (phase codes and cost budgeting) on awarded contracts.
Ensure all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures.
Provide award-related submittals and follow-up information to the clients and construction managers.
Track awarded contracts as required – may include estimatingThe /pricing extra work items, change orders, and credit.
Assist the contracting team during preparation of inquiries and final evaluation of submitted bids as required.
Train and mentor Junior Estimators.