Senior Estimator

$105,000 - $145,000/Yr

Gilbane Building - Sacramento, CA

posted 3 days ago

Full-time - Senior
Sacramento, CA
Construction of Buildings

About the position

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? We are seeking a Senior Estimator. Estimators at Gilbane are heavily involved in generating estimating deliverables required on projects. This role will sit primarily in the office, but may travel to the project job sites meeting with the project teams and subcontractors. As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more! We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Responsibilities

  • Leads the estimating deliverable for an entire project coordinated with the Preconstruction Director, operations team, and Business Development (BD) staff.
  • Coordinates the development of the Site Services general costs with the operations team, Senior Estimating Manager, and preconstruction lead.
  • Develops self by training under Senior Estimating Manager/Estimating Manager for conceptual cost estimates and budgets.
  • Reviews and understands all project plans, requirements, and specifications.
  • Coaches and mentors a team of estimators to develop large, multi-disciplinary estimates.
  • Develops and recommends appropriate contingency and allowance values with each estimating deliverable.
  • Determines labor and equipment costs.
  • Reviews and understands all bid documents while assessing project risks.
  • Understands project logistics and project schedule for complete alignment with the estimate.
  • Assists the operations team in the development of bid packages.
  • Attends scope review meetings as required to assist the operations and purchasing teams.
  • Connects with clients, ensuring customer satisfaction.
  • Develops accurate cost models within Gilbane's costing software.
  • Tracks and reports on current material and labor prices, including escalation.
  • Determines lead times for equipment and materials.
  • Develops meaningful Value Management contributions to reduce price and increase value.
  • Collaborates with the Owner and design team to reconcile cost estimates.
  • Identifies escalation factors in marketplace for specific materials and labor rates.
  • Develops sound conceptual pricing assumptions with sound documentation.
  • Substantiates all aspects of final estimates.
  • Engages and participates in external communication including interviews and presentation of estimating deliverables.
  • Coaches and mentors less experienced team members.
  • Supports a positive and inclusive work environment.
  • May be required to assist with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
  • 5-10+ years relevant experience.
  • Experience in education, healthcare (OSHPD), commercial strongly preferred.
  • Ability to lead the estimating process and deliverable for projects throughout the design phase.
  • Extensive knowledge of On-Screen Take-off, Destini, and Site work software tools for take-offs.
  • Ability to present estimating deliverables (internally and externally) and participates in interviews during the pursuit phase.
  • Ability to conceptually estimate projects with limited information.
  • Ability to estimate multiple facility types such as residential high rise, healthcare, interiors and institutional.
  • Ability to estimate within multiple delivery methods.
  • Ability to maintain healthy working relationships with industry partners.

Benefits

  • Competitive health and welfare benefits.
  • Generous profit-sharing/401k plan.
  • Multi-dimensional training opportunities through Gilbane University.
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