Estimator

TEAM Construction - Las Vegas; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

TEAM Construction - Las Vegas is seeking an Estimator to orchestrate project estimates, emphasizing customer satisfaction and subcontractor management. This role requires excellent communication, organization, and the ability to proactively solve problems while supporting multiple projects simultaneously.

Candidates should possess teamwork skills, computer literacy, and strong customer service abilities, while being proficient with various estimating software, including Microsoft Office and Planswift Takeoff.

Qualifications

• Ability to coordinate project estimates with a focus on customer satisfaction.
• Capable of managing subcontractor participation and quality control.
• Proficient in communication and organization under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Support senior estimator with deadlines and proposal goals.
• Maintain organized and accessible estimate files.
• Meet client deadlines with accurate data and feedback.

Skills

Teamwork

Computer Literacy

Organization & Efficiency

Excellent Customer Service Skills

Tools

Microsoft Office

Planswift Takeoff

Company Excel Bid Templates

Microsoft Project

Bid Mail

Job description

About the Role

The role of the Estimator is to orchestrate the completion of project estimates. This role requires a high emphasis on customer satisfaction, subcontractor participation management, quality, communication, organization, and pre-planning. This is not intended to be an all-encompassing document and may not include everything that is required of this position based on the needs of TEAM Construction.

Requirements

• Teamwork
• Computer Literacy
• Organization & Efficiency
• Excellent Customer Service Skills

Key Responsibilities

General Pre-Construction

• Support of Sr Estimator with established RFP goals and deadlines
• Arrange and maintain bid alternates and value engineering options with subcontractors as they relate to overall proposal to client
• Attend job walks with clients and quickly grasp scope of work and client needs and expectations
• Navigate company server to keep estimate files organized and accessible to other team members as needed
• Demonstrate awareness of potential pitfalls and “grey areas” within a project to minimize company risk
• Proactively solve problems in fast‑paced situations
• Discuss constructability and site logistics with field personnel for continued growth as an estimator
• Consistently meet client deadlines with accurate data
• Participate and provide input in a client de‑scope meeting/presentation
• Support multiple projects with multiple delivery systems at any given time
• Progress toward increasing responsibility and client interaction
• Understand benefits of historical costs and participate in database recording
• Provide effective and professional oral and written communication skills
• Efficiently use company estimating standards and templates with consistency
• Participate in estimate review with senior estimator / company principal as required
• Collect and organize bid information for future reference and historical costs

RFP Process

• Review RFP documents and information for relevance to assigned trades
• Represent company professionally at site visits and pre‑con meetings
• Adapt to unforeseen circumstances
• Create overall schedule rough draft in scheduling software for team review
• Determine accurate material lead times and activity durations from discussions with subcontractors
• Identify areas of lacking design and effectively use RFI, clarification, or allowance to owner
• Manage addenda and RFI information as it relates to assigned trades
• Compile subcontractor bid forms / scope outlines to streamline sub proposal
• Compute accurate quantity take-offs for all trades activities
• Assist/participate in operations hand‑off meeting after project award

Subcontractor Trade Interaction

• De‑scope and review multiple subcontractor proposals on a construction project
• Desire to expand knowledge of trades as experience grows
• Discuss scope of work with subcontractors and make adjustments during pre‑con process
• Knowledge of union versus non‑union subs and their impact on each estimate
• Provide subcontractor feedback to bidding subs when information becomes available

Conceptual Estimating

• General ability to structure an estimate with little or no design input
• Establish trade take‑off quantities based on little or no design input

Self‑Performed Trade Estimating

• Analyze crew sizes and material needs for basic self‑perform activities
• Compare self‑perform pricing against historical costs and productivity
• Aware of union trade wage hour restrictions
• Consult with internal team members for input and expertise

Industry Knowledge / Relationships

• Consistent and fair interactions with the subcontracting community
• Represent company in a respectful and professional manner to foster future opportunities with clients, subcontractors, and design professionals

Buyout / Operations Hand‑off

• Establish complete and accurate subcontract value for assigned trades after contract award
• Prepare contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontractors
• Assist field operations with change order pricing as needed

Software Expertise

• Microsoft Office
• Planswift Takeoff
• Company Excel Bid Templates
• Microsoft Project
• Bid Mail

Mentoring

• Guide project engineers/interns who are assisting on estimates