Estimator

Bluewater Builders; West Palm Beach (FL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Bluewater Builders in West Palm Beach, FL is seeking an experienced bid/pricing professional to competitively bid and win profitable commercial, tenant improvement and multi-family projects.

You will develop pricing strategies, perform takeoffs, analyze bid documents, and collaborate with project teams to mitigate risks and deliver accurate estimates.

Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Civil Engineering; or
• 5+ years of relevant construction industry experience with increasing responsibility.
• Ability to review bid documents and perform cost-to-complete analyses.
• Experience with takeoffs, pricing strategies and risk mitigation in bids.
• Proficiency in P6, Phoenix CPM and OST software.

Responsibilities

• Perform constructability and feasibility studies for projects and bid packages.
• Investigate drawings and bid documents to understand project requirements.
• Assemble baseline schedules for bid packages.
• Conduct takeoffs and organize data for clear understanding by project members.
• Visit sites to collect data and adjust bid methods accordingly.
• Attend project kickoff and close-out meetings with PM staff.
• Identify risks in bidding documents and propose qualifications/exclusions.
• Interface with Project Management to flag stipulations before contract execution.
• Organize and track historical pricing for escalation forecasting.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

People skills

Math sciences

Entrepreneurial

Under pressure

Time management

P6

Phoenix CPM

OST Takeoff

Education

Bachelors in CM/Architecture/CE

5+ years industry exp

Tools

P6

Phoenix CPM

OnScreen Takeoff OST

Job description

To competitively bid and win profitable, commercial, tenant improvement and multi-family projects

through the development of pricing strategies to deliver effective estimates.

Areas of Responsibility

1. OPERATIONS

• Performing constructability and feasibility studies for potential projects and for the coordination of bid documents, labor productions, subcontractor and vendor pricing, and cost-to-complete analysis.


• Thoroughly investigates the drawings, specifications, and all available bid documents for his or her portion of an estimate, and develops an intimate understanding of the unique project requirements.


• Assembles baseline schedules for bid packages.


• Accurately and timely performs takeoffs and organizes and analyzes the resultant data such that all project members will be able to understand and easily infer the data.


• Conducts site visits to gather detailed, relevant data on project site conditions and effectively incorporates this information during the bid process.


• Conducts field visits to existing projects to verify production rates and observe construction techniques and operations. Adjusts bid methods accordingly.


• Attends project kick off and final close-out meetings with the project management staff.


• Demonstrates comprehensive understanding of the bidding / contract documents and the potential risks for a project. Makes well-supported recommendations on how to mitigate and price risks by means of comprehensive contract qualifications and exclusions.


• Interfaces extensively with Project Management staff to communicate any areas of concern discovered during the estimating process and work cooperatively with project managers to


• Interfaces extensively with the Project Management team to identify and highlight any stipulations and language that must be implemented prior to contract execution.


• Organizes and tracks historical pricing data for use in cost escalation forecasting and budget

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education/Experience:

• 4-year degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Civil Engineering; or


• 5 or more years of relevant construction industry experience with progressively greater responsibility and proven analytical ability; or a combination thereof.

Capabilities:

• Excellent teamwork, communication and people skills a must.


• Strong understanding of the math sciences; geometry, trigonometry, statistic sand calculus


• Entrepreneurial with a well-rounded business perspective.


• Able to perform well under pressure and can effectively manage deadlines.


• Has a solid time management system and demonstrates excellent organizational skills.


• Proficient in P6 and/or Phoenix CPM.


• Proficient in OnScreen Takeoff Software (OST).

Pay Grade:

FLSA:

Date: March 2027

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