Chief Estimator
Jobot, Oakbrook Terrace, IL, United States
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Salary: $125,000 - $175,000 per year
A bit about us:Our client is a $500+ million nationwide commercial construction company with 20+ years of experience building some of the most iconic structures in the region. Their projects include K-12, higher education, healthcare, hospitality, aviation, industrial and much more. This exceptional group has a well above average retention ratio of both clients and employees as they have always put people first as one of their core values.
Why join us?- Competitive Base Salary
- Competitive Bonus Package
- Profit Sharing
- Extremely Competitive Benefits Package
- Flexible Work Schedules
Currently they are looking to add a Chief Estimator with self-performing experience for their location in Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
Responsibilities:
- Partner with the regional General Managers to support the sales targets of their respective regions and ensure the best use of Estimating Resources.
- Manage the development of and/or develop a proposal from the Request for Proposal to the Proposal Submittal.
- Ability to develop conceptual estimates to support preconstruction efforts and client engagement.
- Leverage prior experience regarding self-performance work to favorably position the business.
- Oversee and/or conduct structural steel, equipment setting, and piping installation work self-perform estimating.
- Oversee and/or conduct the identification, solicitation, and evaluation of Subcontractors to support proposal development.
- Evaluate labor strategies, installation schemes, proposal schedules, and commercial terms.
- Perform thorough and detailed review of estimates to ensure productivities align with historical information, market conditions, and scope specifics
- Improve and build out estimating templates, usable historical cost database information, conceptual estimating models, and self-perform estimating sheets to be scaled across business
- Provide expertise and experience in problem solving, operational and marketing challenges.
- Coach and train estimators and operational personnel on self-perform estimating, subcontractor proposal evaluation, and department software.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in the industrial construction market involving proposal development or project execution in a self-perform environment.
- Bachelor's degree preferred. Emphasis on piping estimation is a plus.
- Must be familiar with guaranteed maximum and lump sum competitive bid environments.
- Must show rigor and discipline with good attention to detail
- Must have very good written and communication skills.
- Well-developed proposal presentation skills.
- Strong software skills, specifically the Microsoft Suite programs.
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