Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer

B&B Concrete•Baltimore, MD

16h•Remote

About The Position

This is a key remote, full-time position responsible for reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing. The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource for estimating, project management, and operations, and help establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database, and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process. The role requires substantial hands-on experience in the reinforcing-steel industry and the ability to independently interpret 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 includes estimating reinforcing-steel quantities and project costs; preparing and reviewing placing drawings and bar lists; coordinating reinforcing steel with other design requirements; supporting project turnover, preconstruction, project management, and field teams; and developing standardized estimating and quality-control processes. The successful candidate is expected to build toward leading the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating and detailing function. The role is remote and includes periodic travel to project sites and company meetings. It reports to the President / Executive Management. A formal college degree is not required when the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience. Compensation includes a highly competitive annual performance bonus based on estimating accuracy, gross-margin performance, 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.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, RebarCAD, aSa, Tekla, SDS/2, or comparable software.
Background with a reinforcing-steel fabricator, rebar placing contractor, rebar detailing company, large concrete contractor, heavy civil contractor, industrial concrete contractor, or wastewater treatment construction contractor.
Experience with wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, power, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks, or other heavily reinforced concrete structures.
10 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, 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.
Review reinforcing details including bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels, and construction joints.
Coordinate reinforcing-steel RFIs, drawing revisions, and changes throughout projects.
Review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability; 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, compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance, and establish production and labor assumptions.
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 as the department grows.
Build toward assuming responsibility for the company’s reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.