ESTIMATOR

United Infrastructure Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

United Infrastructure Group is seeking an Estimator with at least three years of heavy-civil construction experience to perform transportation infrastructure estimating in North and South Carolina. The Estimator will manage duties from initial review through bid submission and handoff, with emphasis on heavy-highway, bridge work, crew-based costs and DOT requirements.

The role requires experience with bid documents, cost development, risk evaluation and coordination with operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of responsible heavy-civil experience.
• Experience estimating heavy-highway, bridge or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid or an equivalent crew-based construction estimating system.
• Knowledge of heavy-civil means and methods, equipment, labor productivity and sequencing.
• Experience developing self-perform estimates and evaluating subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, geotechnical information, contracts and DOT special provisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and electronic quantity-takeoff software.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to meet fixed bid deadlines.
• Ability to travel within the Carolinas as required.

Responsibilities

• Estimate from pursuit review through final bid submission.
• Review plans, specifications, addenda, contracts and other bid documents to identify scope gaps, discrepancies and contractual risks.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop crew-based labor, equipment, material and production costs.
• Establish bid items, work activities and estimate breakdown structures using Bid2Win.
• Contribute to project execution plans, preliminary schedules, phasing, staging, access and means-and-methods assumptions.
• Evaluate constructability, geotechnical conditions, utility conflicts, environmental restrictions, maintenance of traffic and other factors affecting cost or production.
• Develop and incorporate appropriate risk mitigation, allowances and contingencies.
• Analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope, qualifications, exclusions and commercial risk.
• Use historical cost, productivity and equipment data to validate estimating assumptions.
• Coordinate with operations to confirm crews, production rates, equipment, logistics and sequencing.
• Participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, plan reviews, bid-strategy meetings and management reviews.
• Prepare bid forms, pricing schedules, clarifications, qualifications and other proposal documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of client specifications, bid procedures and market conditions.

Skills

Heavy-civil estimating

Estimating analysis

Microsoft Excel

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Travel within Carolinas

Education

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or related

Tools

Bid2Win

HCSS HeavyBid

AGTEK

Bluebeam

Primavera P6

Job description

Heavy Civil Transportation

Brief Description

ESTIMATOR

Heavy Civil Transportation

Company: United Infrastructure Group, Inc.

Location: Charlotte, NC or Raleigh, NC

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: Minimum 3 years

Position Summary

United Infrastructure Group is seeking an Estimator with at least three years of heavy-civil construction experience to perform transportation infrastructure estimating in North and South Carolina.

The Estimator will perform estimating duties on assigned pursuits from initial review through bid submission and post-award handoff. The position requires experience with heavy-highway and bridge construction, crew-based cost development, construction means and methods, scheduling, subcontractor/vendor quote coordination, risk evaluation and DOT requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Estimate from pursuit review through final bid submission.
• Review plans, specifications, addenda, contracts and other bid documents to identify scope gaps, discrepancies and contractual risks.
• Perform quantity takeoffs and develop crew-based labor, equipment, material and production costs.
• Establish bid items, work activities and estimate breakdown structures using Bid2Win.
• Contribute to project execution plans, preliminary schedules, phasing, staging, access and means-and-methods assumptions.
• Evaluate constructability, geotechnical conditions, utility conflicts, environmental restrictions, maintenance of traffic and other factors affecting cost or production.
• Develop and incorporate appropriate risk mitigation, allowances and contingencies.
• Analyze subcontractor and supplier proposals for scope, qualifications, exclusions and commercial risk.
• Use historical cost, productivity and equipment data to validate estimating assumptions.
• Coordinate with operations to confirm crews, production rates, equipment, logistics and sequencing.
• Participate in site visits, pre-bid meetings, plan reviews, bid-strategy meetings and management reviews.
• Prepare bid forms, pricing schedules, clarifications, qualifications and other proposal documents.
• Maintain current knowledge of client specifications, bid procedures and market conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum three years of responsible heavy-civil experience.
• Experience estimating heavy-highway, bridge or transportation infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Bid2Win, HCSS HeavyBid or an equivalent crew-based construction estimating system.
• Knowledge of heavy-civil means and methods, equipment, labor productivity and sequencing.
• Experience developing self-perform estimates and evaluating subcontractor and supplier pricing.
• Ability to interpret construction plans, specifications, geotechnical information, contracts and DOT special provisions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and electronic quantity-takeoff software.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to meet fixed bid deadlines.
• Ability to travel within the Carolinas as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience estimating NCDOT or SCDOT projects.
• Field or project-management experience on heavy-civil transportation projects.
• Experience with design-build, CMGC or progressive design-build delivery.
• Experience with AGTEK, Bluebeam, Primavera P6 or similar takeoff, modeling and scheduling software.

Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, construction management or a related discipline, or equivalent heavy-civil construction