Senior Estimator

Provides and coordinates complete estimating services for project pursuits as assigned; manages project pursuit including staff and consultants. This position will have an emphasis on our Light Industrial portfolio of work.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Takes active role in bid strategy throughout pursuit plan and proposal kickoff meetings for assigned projects
• Compiles, gains approval for, and carries out estimating project approach; implements quality control measures to ensure accuracy and completeness of estimates
• Reviews proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate
• Maintains use of best practices in all pursuits
• Solicits subcontractor and supplier bids and interfaces with their representatives in order to receive response bids prior to bid letting
• Establishes, maintains, and enhances business relationships with valued trade partners
• Utilizes and supports subcontractor prequalification program
• Maintains and improves subcontractor database through best practices for entering and updating subcontractor information
• Ensures scopes of work are properly and accurately quantified for all bids and budgets
• Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for bidding and budgeting purposes including self-performed work; selecting subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness and cost realism
• Scopes and tabulates subcontractor and supplier bids for conformance with bid documents to aid in determining the value of the work
• Utilize and assist in updating estimating software and conforms to established policies and procedures
• Identifies opportunities for improvement in departmental processes, approach, and execution of estimating and preconstruction functions; presents recommended actions/solutions
• Manages relationships with clients within ongoing assignments and as opportunities present
• Analyzes and gathers cost data; organizes data into a useful format for use in future pricing and updates to cost database
• Interfaces with other individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to cost estimates
• Participates in compiling technical responses and qualifications for RFPs and RFQs
• Monitors industry news sources, procurement services, and other sources to identify possible bid opportunities; participate in outside industry organizations
• Provides opportunity information and updates for CRM software
• Assists with established risk assessment process
• Responsible for subcontractor and supplier bid coverage on assigned projects including adequate coverage by qualified trade partners
• Compiles preliminary project schedules including preconstruction and construction phases
• Provides peer review of cost estimates on assigned projects, as well as review of cost estimates performed by more junior members of estimating project team
• Owns the pricing and bidding process for assigned projects; reviews the work of others and ensures that quality control measures are employed consistently; analyzes risks involved with bidding process and consults / advises management team of the same
• Identifies and analyzes industry cost trends and their effect on current and future projects
• Prepares and conducts presentations to internal audiences for the purpose of explaining project specifics , review of estimates, and project risks/opportunities; assist in preparation of and participation in presentations to external audiences, including but not limited to clients
• Coordinates, supervises, and trains assigned estimating staff to support developmental objectives; establish training and development plans for direct reports
• Reviews prime contracts and confirm estimates to adhere to requirements
• Manages preconstruction efforts on assigned projects; coordinates the efforts of the design team on design-build projects
• Exercises initiative or, as directed, performs additional duties to meet the needs of the organization

Qualifications

• Actively leads, collaborates with, and functions well within a team-oriented environment across multiple projects
• Proficient in general construction practices and principles; Strong proficiency in reading and interpreting construction documents
• Possess diversity across varying construction market sectors preferred
• Proficient in analyzing and collecting cost data
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficiency in estimating and CRM software
• Experience with supervising or managing direct reports is strongly preferred, but not required
• Experience in preparing presentations and presenting related to project specifics, overview of estimate, and project risks/opportunities, and to various audiences including clients

Education

• A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from a four-year college, university, or equivalent experience

Experience

• 10 years or more of related work experience preferred
• Will have supervisory responsibilities

Physical Demands

• Physical demands for this position are moderate. Typically the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be walking, standing, bending or carrying of items (25-50 pounds) such as plan documents, papers, books, parts, etc. There may be times of physical exertion, such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, stretching, reaching, climbing or similar activities. The work may require specific but common physical characteristics and abilities such as above-average agility and dexterity. Requires a good ability to see, hear, and speak
• Standard project site environment may include machinery, parts and chemicals; may require protective gear

Cerris and our group of companies are an Equal Opportunity Employer-EEO/AA/M/F/D/V/VEVRAA