Construction Estimator Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to prepare accurate and competitive cost estimates for public and private infrastructure projects.
• Analyze plans, specifications, and project requirements.
• Develop complete labor, material, equipment, subcontractor, and indirect cost budgets.
• Work closely with operations, project management, accounting, suppliers, subcontractors, and executive leadership.
• Support profitable project pursuits and successful project execution.
• Review project plans, specifications, contracts, and addenda.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs.
• Analyze construction methods, crew requirements, production rates, and project risks.
• Solicit and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships.
• Verify compliance of quotations with project specifications.
• Track lead times, quote expiration dates, and pricing changes.
• Assist with purchasing strategy and material forecasting for awarded projects.
• Prepare proposals, qualifications, clarifications, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Assist in assembling complete bid packages.
• Coordinate bid submission requirements and deadlines.
• Support customer and preconstruction meetings.
• Participate in project turnover meetings.
• Assist project managers with budgeting, change order pricing, and cost analysis.
• Support operations with production-rate development and historical cost analysis.
• Review completed projects to improve future estimate accuracy.
• Maintain estimating databases, assemblies, and cost libraries.
• Help develop labor production rates and estimating best practices.
• Support implementation and utilization of estimating software platforms.
• Contribute to process improvements that increase efficiency and estimating accuracy.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the traffic control, work zone safety, or roadway infrastructure services industry.
• Familiarity with electrical, signage, and lighting solutions for roadways.

Responsibilities

• Review project plans, specifications, contracts, and addenda.
• Perform detailed quantity takeoffs.
• Develop complete estimates including labor, equipment, materials, subcontractors, and indirect costs.
• Analyze construction methods, crew requirements, production rates, and project risks.
• Prepare bid summaries and management review packages.
• Support value-engineering opportunities and alternative solutions.
• Solicit and evaluate supplier and subcontractor quotations.
• Develop and maintain vendor relationships.
• Verify compliance of quotations with project specifications.
• Track lead times, quote expiration dates, and pricing changes.
• Assist with purchasing strategy and material forecasting for awarded projects.
• Prepare proposals, qualifications, clarifications, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Assist in assembling complete bid packages.
• Coordinate bid submission requirements and deadlines.
• Support customer and preconstruction meetings.
• Participate in project turnover meetings.
• Assist project managers with budgeting, change order pricing, and cost analysis.
• Support operations with production-rate development and historical cost analysis.
• Review completed projects to improve future estimate accuracy.
• Maintain estimating databases, assemblies, and cost libraries.
• Help develop labor production rates and estimating best practices.
• Support implementation and utilization of estimating software platforms.
• Contribute to process improvements that increase efficiency and estimating accuracy.

Benefits

• Opportunities for training, advancement, and internal mobility
• The support of a national organization with the pride of a close-knit local team