Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer

B&B Concrete•Frisco, TX

3d•Remote

About The Position

This is a remote, full-time key position responsible for reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing. The successful candidate will provide technical support to estimating, project management, and operations teams, and help establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database, and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The role involves independently reviewing structural drawings and specifications, performing reinforcing-steel takeoffs, developing labor and material pricing, understanding detailing requirements, identifying constructability issues, and evaluating project cost and risk. The position also supports project turnover, change-order pricing, field teams, and preconstruction planning. The candidate will help build the estimating/detailing function through standardized procedures, templates, quality-control processes, software selection, mentoring, and department development. The role reports to the President / Executive Management and includes periodic travel to project sites and company meetings. The preferred background is substantial hands-on reinforcing-steel industry experience, especially with a fabricator, reinforcing contractor, placer, or concrete contractor. A formal college degree is not required when the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience. A highly competitive annual performance bonus is based on estimating accuracy, gross-margin performance, successful project awards, department development, process improvements, project support, and overall company performance.

Requirements

7+ years of reinforcing-steel industry experience; preference for 10+ years.
Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel.
Significant experience detailing reinforcing steel or reviewing placing drawings.
Strong ability to read structural drawings and specifications.
Strong understanding of reinforcing-steel fabrication and field placement.
Working knowledge of ACI and CRSI requirements and industry practices.
Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, engineers, contractors, vendors, and field personnel.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
A formal college degree is not required if the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with large commercial, industrial, wastewater, infrastructure, heavy civil, or other concrete-intensive projects.
Experience estimating projects involving substantial reinforcing-steel tonnage.
Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, RebarCAD, aSa, Tekla, SDS/2, or comparable software.
Background working for reinforcing-steel fabricators, rebar placing contractors, rebar detailing companies, large concrete contractors, heavy civil contractors, industrial concrete contractors, or wastewater treatment construction contractors.
Experience with wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, power, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks, or other heavily reinforced concrete structures.

Responsibilities

Perform complete reinforcing-steel quantity takeoffs from structural drawings and specifications.
Develop estimates for material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight, and other project costs.
Establish labor hours and production assumptions based on project-specific conditions.
Analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds, and other reinforcing requirements.
Review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies, and constructability concerns.
Identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission.
Prepare conceptual, preliminary, and final estimates.
Assist management in establishing final bid strategy and selling price.
Solicit and evaluate material, fabrication, freight, and subcontractor pricing when required.
Maintain organized estimate documentation and assumptions.
Review structural drawings and specifications for detailing requirements.
Prepare and/or review reinforcing-steel placing drawings and bar lists.
Coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural, and MEP requirements.
Identify conflicts, congestion, and constructability issues before they reach the field.
Review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels, and construction joints.
Coordinate RFIs related to reinforcing steel.
Review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability.
Coordinate revisions and changes throughout the project.
Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.
Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management.
Establish project-specific production and labor assumptions.
Develop historical cost information for future estimates.
Compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance.
Assist project managers with change-order pricing and cost analysis.
Provide technical support to field supervision when required.
Participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions.
Establish standardized estimating procedures.
Develop estimating templates, checklists, and production-rate databases.
Help select and implement estimating/detailing software.
Mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows.
Establish quality-control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings.
Eventually assume responsibility for the company's reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.