Estimator

Vaughn Construction; Bryan, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaughn Construction, a regional commercial firm in Texas, seeks a junior estimator to verify quantities, prepare cost estimates, and help develop competitive bids for healthcare, higher education, and research projects.

You will collaborate with trade contractors, review documents, and participate in bid reviews. A four-year degree or two years of equivalent experience is required, with internship and healthcare project exposure preferred.

Qualifications

• Four-year degree in construction, engineering, or related field or minimum two years of equivalent experience.
• Construction internship as an estimator, project engineer, or superintendent preferred.
• Experience with healthcare, higher education, and/or laboratory projects with a commercial general contractor preferred.

Responsibilities

• Reviews the construction documents to understand the scope of work.
• Quantifies and prices project components/scopes using On-Screen Takeoff, MC 2 ICE, and CostOS software platforms.
• Documents questions to be clarified by the design team prior to bidding.
• Prepares for, and effectively participates in, internal page flips and estimate reviews.
• Assists in final production of bids, proposals, or milestone preconstruction deliverables.
• Maintains and fosters good subcontractor relationships.
• Ensures good subcontractor participation for all scopes, for which they are responsible, before bid day.
• Obtains pricing from subcontractors and vendors, and effectively communicates with them to ensure scope coverage and estimate accuracy.
• Contributes to subcontractor minority participation goal achievement.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

MS Office

Bluebeam Revu

On-Screen Takeoff

MC2 Ice

CostOS

Mathematical fundamentals

Construction methods

Education

Bachelor degree or higher in construction/engineering or related field

Two years of equivalent experience if no four-year degree

Construction internship in estimator/PM/superintendent role preferred

Healthcare/higher education/laboratory project exposure preferred

Tools

On-Screen Takeoff

MC 2 ICE

CostOS

Bluebeam Revu

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Vaughn is a regional commercial construction company operating throughout Texas. We are focused on building higher education, healthcare, and research buildings for commercial clients. As a sophisticated construction manager, we utilize the latest technology (including drones, laser scanners, 3D modeling, and 3D printing) to plan and build high-quality, enduring facilities. Further, we treat all employees like family in a family-like environment where our people are proud to work.

Our family is committed to safety, integrity, teamwork, excellence, and work ethic. Vaughn’s leaders link our strategic priorities and resulting work activities to our core values, and we believe this drives excellence. Vaughn aims to retain and develop individuals aligned with our core values by providing life-changing opportunities.

OUR BIG WHY: We WOW our clients and provide life-changing opportunities for our people, while delivering our projects in a family atmosphere, where our people are proud to work.

Position Overview

Our junior estimators verify material quantities, prepare detailed cost estimates and conceptual estimates for new projects, develop competitive bids for new work, provide input on qualifications and assumptions and cost reduction ideas, assess market conditions with regard to labor and material availability, and build solid relationships with trade contractors to facilitate optimum bidding of projects. Junior estimators work in a team environment and gain valuable hands on experience as they begin their career as a construction professional.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Reviews the construction documents to understand the scope of work.
• Quantifies and prices project components/scopes using On-Screen Takeoff, MC 2 ICE, and CostOS software platforms.
• Documents questions to be clarified by the design team prior to bidding.
• Prepares for, and effectively participates in, internal page flips and estimate reviews.
• Assists in final production of bids, proposals, or milestone preconstruction deliverables.
• Maintains and fosters good subcontractor relationships.
• Ensures good subcontractor participation for all scopes, for which they are responsible, before bid day.
• Obtains pricing from subcontractors and vendors, and effectively communicates with them to ensure scope coverage and estimate accuracy.
• Contributes to subcontractor minority participation goal achievement.

Education and Training

• Four-year degree in construction, engineering, or related field or minimum two years of equivalent experience.
• Construction internship as an estimator, project engineer, or superintendent preferred.
• Experience with healthcare, higher education, and/or laboratory projects with a commercial general contractor preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail and deadlines
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Bluebeam Revu, and On-Screen Takeoff.
• Developing proficiency with MC 2 Ice and/or CostOS.
• Basic math and measurement fundamentals (area, volume, unit conversions, earthwork quantities)
• Basic construction methods and materials knowledge (concrete, earthwork, utilities, paving)

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact Human Resources at:

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Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.