Estimator

Metric Geo; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Metric Geo, in partnership with a market-leading general contractor, seeks an experienced Estimator to develop estimates for bridge, highway, railway, airport, dam, tunnel, and transit projects across the country.

Reporting to the Vice President of Estimating, you will read proposals, perform quantity take-offs, and prepare unit price and lump-sum bids using cost software such as HCSS. Requires 10+ years in heavy civil estimating and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a similar field.
• 10+ years of relevant estimating and project management experience.
• 5+ years of experience estimating for heavy civil projects.
• Experience with projects over $100M in value.

Responsibilities

• Develop estimates for bridge, highway, railway, airport, dam, tunnel, and transit projects.
• Read, analyze, interpret, and understand contract proposals, drawings, and specs.
• Self-perform or direct others in quantity take-off for unit price and lump-sum bidding.
• Analyze scopes of work and create unit price estimates in a project cost software (e.g., HCSS).

Skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Pre-bid estimation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Job description

Metric Geo has partnered with a market leading general contractor who construct and rehabilitate highways, bridges, tunnels, mass-transit systems, and water management and wastewater treatment facilities. In short, they help their clients make "public works" work. Their corporate integrity, financial strength, and outstanding record of performance make them an attractive partner on large, sophisticated infrastructure projects.

From coast to coast, their portfolio includes numerous large-scale, high-profile highway, transit, tunnel, and airport projects nationwide. You'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of large, high-profile projects that impact your community.

Job Description

As an Estimator, reporting to the Vice President of Estimating, you will have the opportunity to:

• Develop estimates for bridge, highway, railway, airport, dam, tunnel, and/or transit projects.
• Read, analyze, interpret, and obtain a thorough understanding of contract proposals, drawings, and specifications.
• Self-perform and/or direct others in quantity take-off for both unit price and lump sum project bidding schedules, summarizing in Excel spreadsheet format.
• Analyze various scopes of work and produce comprehensive unit price estimates by creating production crews and including specific equipment and materials in a project cost software program, such as HCSS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a similar field from an accredited institution, and 10+ years of relevant estimating and project management experience.
• 5+ years of experience estimating for heavy civil projects.
• Previous estimating experience on projects over $100M in value.
• Good communication skills to effectively solicit and work with individual project owners' representatives, material suppliers, and subcontractors in pre-bid estimate preparation and post-bid negotiations.
• Capable of working effectively within a cohesive heavy civil estimating team to facilitate comprehensive cost proposals, and to conclude efforts during joint venture team reviews on major projects when applicable.
• Previous experience with alternative delivery methods such as Design-Build and CMAR is preferred.