Commercial Construction Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Full Service GC working on commercial projects is seeking a Construction Estimator to join their team!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years construction estimating experience
• Experience with commercial projects
• Experience with retail project highly preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Retrieves scanned plans from system/downloads bid package and creates folder on estimating server.
• Updates weekly meeting minutes notifying of new plans with bid due dates, and updates on status of open bids.
• Fills out the Estimating Checklist for every bid.
• Updates bid board.
• Review landlord requirements, including required or preferred subcontractors.
• Reviews subcontractor bid list with assistant estimator to confirm the proper subs are bidding.
• Confirms that subcontractor bid invites are sent out to subs within 24-48 hours of receipt of bid package from client.
• Confirms a date/time for site visit during the bid process.
• Confirms project start/end dates are in the bid package.
• Provides trade breakdown to know what trades need to be called for pricing.
• Performs all trade take offs and unit costs in order to qualify/quantify subs prices for bid compilation.
• Thoroughly reviews project bid documents and plans to get a full understanding of project scope.
• Generates RFI’s during the bid process to engage and communicate with client and architect. Develops a potential VE list that gets shared with the client.
• Prepares estimate on client bid form along with a separate clear, accurate budget.
• Submits estimate to client on bid due date.
• Complete project scope sheets for each trade to qualify subcontractors.
• Upon award of a project, sits with Project Manager to review scopes, buyouts, budgets to get project started off correctly.
• Taking good notes at the weekly meetings, and making sure that the topics/issues spoken about concerning estimating are being taken care of.
• Review appointment in calendar for the day bid is due.
• Reviews plans with subs to establish V.E. options to be submitted with our bid
• Request labor rates and some unit cost with each sub bid