Structures Estimator

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Salary: $120,000 - $175,000 per year

We are a full-service contracting company with over 31 years of leadership in heavy civil and industrial construction. About 80% of our construction services are for government entities, with the majority awarded via a competitive bid process including traditional, design-build, and CM/GC.

We are looking for Estimators to join our team!

We Value Our Employees

Benefits:

401(k) matching

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

We are seeking a Structures Estimator with a background in heavy civil construction. The Structures Estimator will be based in our Denver, Colorado office and manage all aspects of developing cost estimates for large heavy civil projects involving structures and may also be responsible for developing cost estimates for projects involving earthwork and underground utilities.

Responsibilities:

Create detailed cost estimates arranged to follow the pricing format required by the structures project

Research pricing for estimates based on historical and regional costs

Provide high-level scoping of the project to create the estimate summary and outsourcing control worksheets

Lead outreach to subcontractor and supply community directly

Visit project work sites, participate in pre-proposal meetings, clarify scope of work, and prepare RFI's

Prepare written statement of qualifications and/or proposals that respond directly to project owners’ requests for qualifications and requests for proposals

Evaluate projects for constructability and value-engineer cost savings

Work closely with our team and other stakeholders to develop strategy, competitive differentiation, and an overall understanding of the project

Understand and seek out specialty subcontractors and suppliers that fulfill the unique requirements of a project

Develop and/or manage the development of a preliminary bid schedule

Develop self-performed estimates for the trades that we choose to self-perform

Work closely with subcontractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders through the bid process to understand and capture the complete scope of each trade in the scope summary sheets and the estimate at large

Accurately utilize project plans and specifications to identify scopes of work, assign crews, schedules, materials, and subcontracting opportunities

Manage bid receipt of subcontractor and supplier pricing to develop our final selling price and offer

Understand and manage our risk as part of the proposal preparation process

Work with team to close the estimate in HCSS

Work on a preliminary project schedule based on the information provided in the Plans and Specifications utilizing Primavera Contractor software

Proposal development and technical writing

Job Requirements:

4-year BS degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management, P.E. preferred

10+ years of experience in heavy civil structures estimating required

Estimating experience with bridges, CIP concrete structures, retaining walls, and other structures required

Experience in all aspects of heavy civil work scopes preferred

Experience with DOTs preferred

HCSS (Heavybid Software), Agtek, and Primavera P6 strongly preferred

Alternate delivery experience preferred including technical writing skills

Strong prioritization and organizational skills

Sense of urgency and the ability to multi-task

Highly productive and willing to manage a busy work schedule independently

Superior verbal and written (including technical) communication skills

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