Construction Cost Estimator

JLM Strategic Talent Partners; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 75,768; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

JLM Strategic Talent Partners, located in Bellevue, WA, is seeking an individual with a strong background in construction or transportation. The ideal candidate will excel in a team-oriented environment and have proven estimating skills. This role involves training, coordinating project schedules, and consulting on cost estimates. A competitive hourly compensation package ranging from $35.00 to $55.00 is offered, along with comprehensive benefits including health, dental, life insurance, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in construction and/or transportation.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Self-oriented, organized, and approachable.

Responsibilities

• Train team members on estimating skills.
• Coordinate with Project Manager for schedule development.
• Lead consultations on project cost estimates.
• Assist with quantity takeoffs and market research.
• Participate in risk mitigation meetings.
• Work with lead scheduler for construction schedule optimization.

Skills

Construction experience

Estimating skills

Communication

Teamwork

Job description

Who Is Jlm Strategic Talent Partners & What Is Our Role

We partner with national and international prime contractors to provide them with qualified talent they can trust.

We accomplish this by sourcing and vetting high-level career-seeking candidates in the industry and matching them with our partners' current open roles. Our objective is to help our general contractor partners build out project teams for high-level infrastructure projects across the US.

We aspire to partner with candidates who are eager to learn, grow, and progress in their career path while deepening their knowledge in their given field.

We deeply value our partnerships and place great emphasis on maintaining strong relationships and long-term hires. This is reflected in our competitive offerings to our hires including:

• Ongoing HR support
• Competitive benefits packages including health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Our very own JLM rewards incentive program

The Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate has a proven track record of working in construction and/or transportation
• They thrive in a fast-paced and a team-oriented environment.
• They get excited about construction projects as well as completing assignments on time.
• An individual who will do well in this position is self-oriented, organized, a great communicator, and approachable.
• Comfortable working within a team environment at the project site.

Key Responsibilities/Skills

• Train team members on how to improve their estimating skills
• Coordinate with Project Manager for the development of preconstruction schedule
• Responsible for consults to lead estimator on the development and accuracy of project cost estimate
• Assist with quantity takeoffs and market research to estimating team
• Participate in risk mitigation meetings
• Participate in innovation vetting and implementation
• Work collaborate with lead scheduler to optimize the construction schedule
• Participate in cost negotiations and alignment with the contractor
• Participate in cost reconciliation meetings and follow up with estimate revisions
• Provide constructability reviews
• Follow and help/implement quality control planBid review and award recommendation
• Participate in frequent project team coordination meetings
• Assist with proposal strategy
• Other duties as assigned

Perks Of Joining Jlm

We offer a competitive compensation package as well as benefits including health insurance, vision, dental, life, and paid time off!

Compensation: $35.00 - $55.00 per hour