Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer

B&B Concrete•Greensboro, NC

4d•Remote

About The Position

This is a key, full-time remote position responsible for reinforcing-steel estimating, detailing, and preconstruction support. The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource for estimating, project management, and operations teams while helping establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database, and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The role requires independently reviewing structural drawings and specifications, performing reinforcing-steel takeoffs, developing labor and material pricing, understanding detailing requirements, identifying constructability issues, and communicating project cost and risk to management. Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings is required. The position reports to the President / Executive Management. Responsibilities span rebar estimating and detailing, project turnover and operations support, and development of the estimating/detailing function. The candidate will prepare and review takeoffs, estimates, placing drawings, and bar lists; coordinate reinforcing steel with other design and project requirements; identify risks and resolve issues with project and field teams; and contribute to change-order pricing and cost analysis. The role will also establish procedures, templates, quality controls, and production-rate and historical-cost databases, help select estimating/detailing software, and mentor junior staff. The successful candidate may eventually assume responsibility for the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function. The strongest candidates have substantial reinforcing-steel industry experience, including significant estimating and detailing or placing-drawing review experience. Relevant backgrounds include fabricators, placing contractors, detailing companies, and concrete or heavy civil contractors. A formal college degree is not required when supported by substantial relevant industry experience. Success includes independently estimating major bids, producing reliable tonnage and labor estimates, supporting project managers, improving estimating consistency, and building a scalable department.

Requirements

At least 7 years of reinforcing-steel industry experience.
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.
Effective communication with project managers, engineers, contractors, vendors, and field personnel.
Strong organization and attention to detail.

Nice To Haves

10 or more years of reinforcing-steel industry experience.
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 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, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks, or other heavily reinforced concrete structures.
Formal college degree; it is not required if the candidate has substantial relevant 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 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, and coordinate project revisions and changes.
Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.
Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management.
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.
Participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions.
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 as the department grows.
Help build and eventually lead the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.

Benefits

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