This individual will be responsible for assisting with the pre-construction and estimating of all multi-family, mid-rise, mixed-use and office projects for Northwood Ravin.
Communicate with owner/developers, architects and other consultants
Communicate with project managers/superintendents and help evaluate accuracy of estimates
Communicate with suppliers and subcontractors involved in the budget process
Obtain proposals from subcontractors/suppliers and qualify their quotes
Perform and double-check quantity take-offs for all divisions, including concrete, masonry structural steel, wood framing, millwork and trim, windows and doors, finishes, etc. on all projects bid or negotiated
Ensure all scopes of work in contract documents are covered in overall estimate
Prepare various stages of budgets/cost from Conceptual Budgets, Design-Development Budgets, Pricing-Set Budgets, Construction Document Budgets, Permit Budgets to Final Drawing Budgets
Help negotiate and prequalify all subcontractor and vendor proposals
Prepare project specific bid tickets for bid tracking and comparison
Assist in value engineering
Review and substantiate current estimates with project managers and superintendents
5-7 year of related multi-family construction estimating, construction or design
Must be able to support financial and schedule management tools and have a good working knowledge of On-Screen Take-off, BlueBeam or other industry-standard cost estimating software platforms
Previous experience in estimating for wood-frame and concrete Multi-Family Mid-Rise Projects, Mid-Rise Condominium experience a plus
Have a strong understanding of building codes
Know how to read plans (architectural and engineering)
Computer literate with working knowledge of MS Outlook, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project experience and working with Pro-Core
Must be persistent, accurate, organized, detail oriented, flexible, people oriented, have ability to consistently meet deadlines and have strong leadership qualities
A Bachelors degree in Construction Management is preferred