Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer

B&B Concrete•Wichita, KS

11h•Remote

About The Position

This remote, full-time role is a key position responsible for reinforcing-steel estimating, detailing, and preconstruction support. The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource to estimating, project management, and operations teams and help establish estimating standards, production rates, a historical cost database, and the company’s reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The role requires substantial hands-on reinforcing-steel industry experience and the ability to independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and assess project cost and risk. The position covers complete reinforcing-steel estimates, including material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight, and other project costs. It also includes preparing and reviewing placing drawings and bar lists, coordinating reinforcing steel with other building requirements, identifying conflicts, coordinating RFIs and revisions, and supporting project teams with constructability and cost issues. The employee will participate in project turnover and preconstruction, analyze estimated versus actual performance, and provide technical support to field supervision when required. The candidate will help develop standardized estimating procedures, templates, checklists, production-rate databases, quality-control procedures, and software practices. They will mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows, with the opportunity to eventually lead the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing function. Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings is required. The position reports to the President / Executive Management.

Requirements

At least 7 years of reinforcing-steel industry experience; preference for 10 or more years.
Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel.
Significant experience detailing reinforcing steel or reviewing placing drawings.
Experience with large commercial, industrial, wastewater, infrastructure, heavy civil, or other concrete-intensive projects.
Experience estimating projects involving substantial reinforcing-steel tonnage.
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 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 project-specific labor hours and production assumptions.
Analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds, and other reinforcing requirements.
Review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies, constructability concerns, project risks, and potential cost exposures.
Prepare conceptual, preliminary, and final estimates; assist management with 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 reinforcing-steel RFIs, drawing revisions, and project changes.
Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.
Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management, preconstruction meetings, and project strategy discussions.
Develop historical cost information and production and labor assumptions; 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.
Establish standardized estimating procedures, templates, checklists, production-rate databases, and quality-control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings.
Help select and implement estimating/detailing software.
Mentor junior estimators and detailers and help develop the department.
Work toward assuming responsibility for the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.

Benefits

Competitive annual performance bonus based on estimating accuracy, gross-margin performance, successful project awards, department development, process improvements, project support, and overall company performance.
Health insurance.
Dental and vision insurance.
401(k).
Paid time off.
Paid holidays.
Company-provided technology.
Flexible work arrangement.
Professional development.
Opportunity for advancement into department leadership.