Estimator

Conti Civil, LLC.; Raleigh (NC); Presencial; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Descripción de la vacante

Conti Civil, LLC. is seeking an experienced Estimator to bid and manage profitable infrastructure projects. The role focuses on developing budgets, quantities, and bid packages while coordinating with subcontractors and vendors to optimize cost and schedule.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in heavy civil construction with DOT exposure, strong teamwork, and proven cost control. Travel to active project sites is required.

Formación

• 5+ years in heavy civil construction with a strong DOT background and estimating experience.
• Background in project start-up meetings, subcontractor buy-outs, owner estimates, and cost-to-completes.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to travel to job sites.

Responsabilidades

• Develop accurate preliminary budgets, conceptual estimates, and detailed estimates including quantity takeoffs.
• Create subcontractor/material supplier bid lists and prepare bid packages; obtain bids.
• Develop pricing strategies and negotiate terms for cost, quality, and delivery.
• Manage buyout process, requisitions, and communication with Project Team.

Conocimientos

Estimating

Bid development

Cost tracking

Subcontractor pricing

Budgeting

Educación

Bachelor’s in Engineering/Construction Mgmt

Herramientas

HCSS

ERP systems

MS Excel

MS Word

Descripción del empleo

Who We Are

Conti Civil is a fourth-generation, privately owned construction leader specializing in infrastructure projects. Built on a 120 year foundation of honesty and integrity, our company has grown and evolved with each generation to where we are today: a highly respected civil contractor for clients nationwide.

Who We Are

Conti Civil is a fourth-generation, privately owned construction leader specializing in infrastructure projects. Built on a 120 year foundation of honesty and integrity, our company has grown and evolved with each generation to where we are today: a highly respected civil contractor for clients nationwide.

We are known for our platform of outstanding project execution. Our track record of delivering high-impact construction projects to our clients and our extraordinary commitment to our core values, employees, and communities where we work has been the foundation of our success and longevity. We strive to be the company of choice for our employees, clients, and stakeholders and have earned dozens of awards for project excellence, safety performance, and as the best place to work.

To learn more about Conti Civil, LLC. visit https://www.conticivil.com/

What We Are Looking For

The Estimator bids and wins highly profitable and feasibly constructible projects that have pricing strategies developed to maximize our profits, and cash flow and avoid any losses during construction. The Estimator is responsible for the coordination of bid documents, labor productions, subcontractor and vendor pricing, subcontractor and vendor buyouts, project start-up meetings, owner estimates, subcontractor and vendor requisitions, and cost-to-completes.

Responsibilities

• Thoroughly investigates the specifications, scope of work, and drawings to develop accurate preliminary budgets, conceptual estimates, and detailed estimates including quantity takeoffs
• Create subcontractor/material supplier bid lists
• Prepare bid packages, obtain bids from subcontractors and vendors
• Develops pricing strategies.
• Attends team kick off and schedule oversight meetings, red team reviews, and/or additional reviews.
• Negotiates the best deal for cost, quality, and delivery using the company buyout procedure.
• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the contract documents and the potential risks for a project. Makes well-supported recommendations on how to mitigate and price risks.
• Interfaces extensively with the Contracts department to address any risks or issues with the contract.
• Manages the buyout process, writes the requisition, and communicates all required information to the Project Team.
• Participate with the operations team during the strategy meetings on the approach to the project or estimate.
• Assist in the preparation of preliminary construction schedules and work plans.
• Attend design meetings with the Owner, Architect, Engineers, and Consultants
• Participate in the project hand-off meeting between the project Operations team and the estimating team.
• Visit ongoing projects to verify the status of estimate versus project status, meet with the project operations team, view work in place for experience, and comparison to the estimate
• Develop various construction means and methods with the Superintendent and/or Project Manager to optimize safety, cost, equipment utilization, schedule efficiency, and communication with the client.
• Produces and manages project submittals, shop drawings, and material certifications so all are submitted and approved prior to the start of work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in heavy civil construction with a strong DOT civil background with experience in estimating and/or project operations
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Construction Management or related field preferred
• Background in project start-up meetings, sub-contractor and vendor by-outs, owner estimates, sub / vendor requisitions and cost-to-completes
• Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills a must.
• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills.
• Working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and ERP systems.
• Working knowledge of estimating, engineering, cost-tracking systems, and site surveying
• Working knowledge of HCSS is highly preferred
• Will require travel to job sites

What you need to know:

• Conti has great benefits. We provide medical, dental, and vision on the first day of your employment. Life insurance, 401(k) matching plan, EAP, wellness programs and many other optional programs are offered as well.

Conti is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment must take a pre-employment drug test and receive a negative result as a condition of hire.