Estimator – Commercial Construction

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc.; Media (Delaware County); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Bonus eligible

Comprehensive Health Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

holidays

401(K) match +

Job summary

Liberty Personnel Services, Inc. is seeking a Commercial Construction Estimator to join a busy estimating team. You will conduct quantity take-offs, prepare bid packages, and build accurate cost estimates for ground-up, renovations, additions, and institutional projects.

Responsibilities include soliciting bids from subcontractors, presenting estimates to executives, and forecasting future awards. Proficiency with takeoff software and MS Office is required; a degree is a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of commercial construction estimating experience.
• Degree in Construction Management or related field is a plus.
• Proficient in MS Office; experience with estimating software preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication; organized and detail-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and negotiate bid packages and pricing.
• Solicit and evaluate bids from subcontractors.
• Develop budget estimates and define project scope.
• Communicate with customers to define project scope and pricing.
• Present estimating packages to executives.
• Forecast future bid opportunities.
• Complete take-offs accurately and schedule scopes.
• Create estimating spreadsheets.
• Follow up on bid projects and track awarded work.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Construction Management degree (optional)

Tools

Smart Bid

Red Team

Bluebeam Revu

Builder Trend

Procore

WinEst

TimberScan

On-Screen Takeoff

P6 Primavera

Job description

Company Provides a Significant Package to Employees

• Competitive base salary
• Bonus eligible
• Comprehensive Health Benefits
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• holidays
• 401(K) match +

Sample Responsibilities and Experience

• Ground Up, Renovation, Addition projects
• Projects include; Commercial, Higher Education, Institutional, Healthcare, Hospital, Corporate Office)
• Experience conducting quantity take-offs, proposals, bid work, meet with clients
• Build estimates based on an understanding of design, constructability, and sequencing of a project.
• Solicit and evaluate bids from subcontractors
• Preparation and negotiation of bid packages
• Negotiating, drafting, and purchasing of subcontract agreements
• Creating estimating spreadsheets
• Development of budget estimates; defining project scope; value engineering; validating budget at construction document stage
• Perform necessary research to produce accurate, complete, and competitive pricing.
• Communicate with customers to define the project scope, address deficiencies, negotiate pricing, and build relationships.
• Prepare and present completed estimating packages to company executives and senior management.
• Follow up on all bid projects and accurately forecast future awards / probabilities.
• Must be able to complete accurate take-offs, and prepare scopes and schedules
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)

Qualifications

• Three (3) or more years of relevant commercial construction estimating experience
• Degree a plus but not required (Construction Management, Engineering, Business, etc.)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and experience in relevant industry estimating software a plus (Smart Bid, Red Team, Bluebeam Revu, Builder Trend, Procore, WinEst, TimberScan, On-Screen Takeoff, and P6 Primavera).
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be organized, detail-oriented and efficient.

Key Words: Estimator, Commercial Construction, Senior Estimator, On-Screen Takeoff, Fit Out, Renovations, Additions, Ground Up, Academia, Corporate Headquarters, Higher Education, Institutional, Commercial, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Smart Bid, Red Team, Bluebeam Revu, Builder Trend, Procore, WinEst, TimberScan, On-Screen Takeoff, and P6 Primavera.