Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator/Detailer

B&B Concrete•Philadelphia, PA

16h•Remote

About The Position

This remote, full-time role is a key position responsible for reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing, as well as helping develop the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database, and preconstruction process. The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource for estimating, project management, and operations teams. The role reports to the President / Executive Management and includes periodic travel to project sites and company meetings. The candidate will independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform reinforcing-steel takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and provide management with reliable estimates of project cost and risk. The position also supports project turnover, change-order pricing, field personnel, and preconstruction discussions. The role will help establish standardized estimating procedures, templates, checklists, production-rate databases, software, and quality-control procedures. It includes mentoring junior estimators and detailers and may eventually assume responsibility for the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing function. A 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

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.
Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings.
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 with 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 projects, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks, or other heavily reinforced concrete structures.
Ten or more years of reinforcing-steel industry experience.

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, and constructability concerns.
Identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission.
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 placing drawings and bar lists.
Coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural, and MEP requirements.
Identify conflicts, congestion, and constructability issues; review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels, and construction joints.
Coordinate reinforcing-steel RFIs, drawing reviews, revisions, and changes throughout projects.
Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.
Participate in project turnover, preconstruction meetings, and project strategy discussions.
Establish project-specific production and labor assumptions; develop historical cost information and 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 build the department, eventually assuming responsibility for the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.