Clean Room Estimator II

Performance Contracting, Inc; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 93,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Performance Contracting, Inc. seeks an experienced Clean Room Estimator II for its Albany, NY operations. You will perform quantitative takeoffs, establish labor productivities, and manage vendor pricing to deliver competitive bids.

The role requires strong reading of specifications and drawings, excellent communication, and the ability to work in a team or independently. A background in clean room projects is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience estimating construction projects.
• Experience estimating or managing specialty scopes of construction.
• Ability to read specifications and drawings for PCI’s scopes.
• Strong customer relationship skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Attention to detail and cost analysis.
• Ability to read project schedules for sequencing.
• Proficiency with estimating software and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative takeoffs on construction projects.
• Establish labor productivities for estimate.
• Maintain relationships with area vendors for pricing.
• Solicit subcontractor pricing for work outside the self-performing group.
• Understand market conditions for margining.
• Participate in internal bid reviews with supervisors and project teams.
• Participate in customer alignment objectives by creating and maintaining positive customer relations.
• Contract administration for secured projects.
• Utilize wage and benefit schedules.
• Hand off secured projects to the Operations team.
• Assist in change orders or billings as needed.
• Support estimating team with product line collaboration.

Skills

Reading drawings & specs

Cost analysis

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management or related

Tools

On-Screen Takeoff

Quick Bid

Bluebeam Revu

Procore

PlanSwift

MS Office (Excel/Word)

Job description

Performance Contracting is seeking an experienced Clean Room Estimator II for its Albany, NY # 576 operations based in Malta, NY. This individual will be responsible for estimating PCI scopes of work.

Job responsibilities include:

• Perform quantitative takeoffs on construction projects
• Establish labor productivities for estimate
• Maintain positive relationships with area vendors for competitive material and equipment pricing
• Solicit subcontractor pricing for work done outside of our self-performing group
• Understand the market conditions including competitive approach, backlog, level or risk for work, and other factors for establishing margin percentages
• Involvement in internal bid reviews with supervisors and project teams
• Participate in customer alignment objectives by creating and maintaining positive customer relations
• Contract administration for secured projects
• Utilize wage and benefit schedules
• Hand off secured projects to the Operations team
• Assist in other duties as assigned such as change order management or billings depending on the project(s)
• Support other members of the Estimating team for product line collaboration

Salary range: $93,000 to $124,000 annual salary plus non-guaranteed annualized bonus program.
This position is safety-sensitive.

Basic Requirements

• Must have at least 5 years’ experience estimating construction projects
• Experience with estimating or managing specialty scopes of construction
• Strong ability to read, understand, and interpret specifications and drawings for PCI’s scopes of work, specifications, materials, and methods
• Has a record of establishing and maintaining strong customer relationships
• Excellent communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills
• Possess a high level of attention to detail and cost analysis skills
• Ability to accurately read project schedules to determine sequencing and durations of scopes of work
• Proficiency with computer takeoff and estimating software such as On-Screen Takeoff and Quick Bid
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (e.g., Excel, Word), Bluebeam Revu, Procore, or PlanSwift
• Must have a sharp understanding of estimating techniques and the bidding process
• Ability to work effectively both in a collaborative team environment and independently
• Ability to learn new skills by engaging in technical job functions and applying new skills as they’re learned
• Possess critical-thinking and problem-solving skills

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Construction Science, or related discipline
• Experience with clean room projects.
• OSHA certification
• Experience working with union representatives
• Local to the Albany, NY area.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.