Senior Estimator

Hargrove and Associates•Columbus, MS

11h•Onsite

About The Position

This Senior Estimator role is generally responsible for planning and scheduling heavy industrial engineering projects, monitoring project costs, and estimating projects. The work is performed under minimal supervision. Key aspects include bid administration, preparing comprehensive estimates for complex projects, researching construction documents, analyzing specifications, and performing material take-offs. The position requires extensive communication with customers, vendors, erectors, engineers, architects, and salesmen to ensure project understanding and adherence to bid requirements. Additionally, the role involves preparing detailed price estimates, securing approvals, routing bids, conducting time studies, estimating change orders, and assisting with sub-out fabrication.

Requirements

High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
10 or more years of relevant industrial experience in planning, scheduling, cost control and estimating.
Knowledge and application of company business standards and good practices.
Extreme attention to detail.
Possesses a comprehensive understanding of the function of all engineering disciplines.
Understanding of existing and potential customer deliverable expectations and preferences.
Ability to set priorities.
Ability to effectively discuss and correspond with engineering disciplines and/or contractors to ascertain and understand pertinent information concerning schedules, scopes of work, estimates and/or project costs.
Coaching and mentoring skills and experience.
Excellent listening and communication skills, both verbal and written.
Excellent presentation skills.
Excellent organizational skills.
Knowledge of other disciplines deliverable development to ensure coordination of efforts.
Knowledge and understanding of schedule constraints and information requirements for the production of all project controls deliverables.
Ability to develop a construction cost estimate, a detailed engineering schedule and a man-hour budget for a small project or an area for a larger project.
Ability to determine construction material quantities.
Experienced in estimating and scheduling professional service hours and assessing the progress and quality of project controls work.
Ability to accurately estimate completion of assigned tasks.
Proficient in the use of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software and Timberline Estimating software.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor or Master of Science degree in Construction Science, Building Science or related field is highly preferred.
AACE International or Project Management Institute (PMI) certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Responsible for bid administration in preparing full estimates on complex work.
Research construction documents and analyze specifications.
Perform take-off of all steel and buyout items as required and/or obtain quotes on items that are bought out.
Communicate with customer, vendors, erectors, engineers, architects and salesmen to ensure the design intent is understood and bid requirements are followed.
Prepare a complete estimated price with a comprehensive description of all included and excluded items.
Obtain review and approval of estimates prior to submitting and route the estimates to the applicable parties once the bid has been submitted.
Perform time studies, change order estimates, and assist in sub-out fabrication as needed.
The ability to work overtime and regular, punctual attendance is required.