Gilbane Building Company
Senior Estimator
Gilbane Building Company, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43224
Senior EstimatorJob Locations:
US-OH-Columbus
Requisition ID:
2024-9541
Category:
Estimating
OverviewAre you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? We are seeking a Senior Estimator. Estimators at Gilbane are heavily involved in generating estimating deliverables required on projects. This role will sit primarily in the office, but may travel to the project job sites meeting with the project teams and subcontractors.
Who are we?
As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Who are you?
You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.
Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.
What's in it for you?
Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through several resources for those that are early in their career. Our award-winning Learning & Development department, Gilbane University, offers a variety of in-person and webinar-based trainings to help you excel in your career. While managing your responsibilities, you will gain exposure to Preconstruction efforts, Project Engineering, and Project Management. In addition, you will work under the direction of experienced Chief Estimators which provides you with opportunity to learn new industry skills every day.
Responsibilities
Review and understand all project plans, requirements and specifications
Coordinate and supervise a team of estimators to develop large, multi-disciplinary estimates.
Determine labor and equipment costs
Review and understand all bid documents and assess project risks
Understand project logistics and project schedule
Prepare bid packages and compare and analyze competitive subcontract and supplier bids
Review quotes and estimates with Project Team and prepare recommendations
Interface with clients, ensuring customer satisfaction
Accurately develop cost models
Track and report on current material and labor prices, including escalation
Develop meaningful VE contributions to reduce price
Reconcile quantity surveys with consultants and design team
Identify escalation factors in marketplace for specific materials and labor rates
Responsible for sound conceptual pricing assumptions with sound documentation for the basis of the estimate
Ability to substantiate all aspects of final estimates
QualificationsKEY COMPETENCIES
Communicate Effectively:
Listen to understand and clearly convey information in all forms based on the audience to ensure shared meaning of the message
Act Inclusively:
Ensure that actions and behaviors are respectful; show empathy and treat others with dignity. Leverage capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse perspectives, abilities and motivation.
Solve Problems:
Identify, prioritize and implement alternatives for a solution.
Demonstrate Agility/ Adaptability:
Maintain effectiveness and adjust to change by exploring the rationale, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Create an atmosphere of open-mindedness to change.
Drive for Results:
Show passion and commitment while delivering on business outcomes. Create a sense of individual ownership and accountability.
Champion Innovation:
Identify opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value added, unique and differentiated solutions.
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
Bachelor in Engineering
7-10+ years of relevant estimating experience
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Able to estimate all types of building projects, including residential high rise, healthcare, interiors and institutional
Knowledge of suitable electrical contractors and suppliers for all types of projects
Familiar with both union and merit shop electrical contractors preferred
Knowledge of typical electrical pricing for project types above; for both union and merit shop projects preferred
Able to take concept and schematic drawings and develop a meaningful estimate with detail
Familiar with the use of On-Screen Take-off software program preferred
Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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US-OH-Columbus
Requisition ID:
2024-9541
Category:
Estimating
OverviewAre you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? We are seeking a Senior Estimator. Estimators at Gilbane are heavily involved in generating estimating deliverables required on projects. This role will sit primarily in the office, but may travel to the project job sites meeting with the project teams and subcontractors.
Who are we?
As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, Gilbane is a family-owned business with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, Gilbane is committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Who are you?
You are someone who acts inclusively, showing empathy and treating others with respect and dignity in order to uphold Gilbane's core value of Caring and "People First" workplace culture. You seek to listen in order to understand and can convey information clearly. You're a strong problem solver who can identify, prioritize, and implement alternatives for solutions, and you demonstrate adaptability by collaborating with others and supporting team members to achieve excellence. A self-starter who shows passion, commitment, and ownership all while delivering on business outcomes and driving results. You're someone who identifies opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value-add solutions.
Your core values match Gilbane's: Integrity, Caring, Teamwork, Toughmindedness, Dedication to Excellence, Discipline, Loyalty, and Entrepreneurship.
What's in it for you?
Gilbane offers employees multi-dimensional training opportunities through several resources for those that are early in their career. Our award-winning Learning & Development department, Gilbane University, offers a variety of in-person and webinar-based trainings to help you excel in your career. While managing your responsibilities, you will gain exposure to Preconstruction efforts, Project Engineering, and Project Management. In addition, you will work under the direction of experienced Chief Estimators which provides you with opportunity to learn new industry skills every day.
Responsibilities
Review and understand all project plans, requirements and specifications
Coordinate and supervise a team of estimators to develop large, multi-disciplinary estimates.
Determine labor and equipment costs
Review and understand all bid documents and assess project risks
Understand project logistics and project schedule
Prepare bid packages and compare and analyze competitive subcontract and supplier bids
Review quotes and estimates with Project Team and prepare recommendations
Interface with clients, ensuring customer satisfaction
Accurately develop cost models
Track and report on current material and labor prices, including escalation
Develop meaningful VE contributions to reduce price
Reconcile quantity surveys with consultants and design team
Identify escalation factors in marketplace for specific materials and labor rates
Responsible for sound conceptual pricing assumptions with sound documentation for the basis of the estimate
Ability to substantiate all aspects of final estimates
QualificationsKEY COMPETENCIES
Communicate Effectively:
Listen to understand and clearly convey information in all forms based on the audience to ensure shared meaning of the message
Act Inclusively:
Ensure that actions and behaviors are respectful; show empathy and treat others with dignity. Leverage capabilities and insights of individuals with diverse perspectives, abilities and motivation.
Solve Problems:
Identify, prioritize and implement alternatives for a solution.
Demonstrate Agility/ Adaptability:
Maintain effectiveness and adjust to change by exploring the rationale, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful. Create an atmosphere of open-mindedness to change.
Drive for Results:
Show passion and commitment while delivering on business outcomes. Create a sense of individual ownership and accountability.
Champion Innovation:
Identify opportunities for new and improved ways of doing things that result in value added, unique and differentiated solutions.
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
Bachelor in Engineering
7-10+ years of relevant estimating experience
Or equivalent combination of education and experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
Able to estimate all types of building projects, including residential high rise, healthcare, interiors and institutional
Knowledge of suitable electrical contractors and suppliers for all types of projects
Familiar with both union and merit shop electrical contractors preferred
Knowledge of typical electrical pricing for project types above; for both union and merit shop projects preferred
Able to take concept and schematic drawings and develop a meaningful estimate with detail
Familiar with the use of On-Screen Take-off software program preferred
Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan. We invest in our employees' education and have built Gilbane University into a top training organization in the construction industry. Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.
Gilbane is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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