Glazing Estimator

CSG Talent; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CSG Talent seeks a construction estimator to collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, project managers, and contractors from planning through bid-out stages. You will estimate from plans, specifications, and conceptual information, applying in-house cost data to improve accuracy.

Responsibilities include reading blueprints, performing quantity takeoffs, negotiating vendor quotes, and supporting change order estimates while working with the team and participating in value engineering

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of curtainwall, storefront, window wall estimating or project management on complex vertical projects.
• Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, or construction management, or related experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Read and analyze construction blueprints (plans and specifications).
• Perform accurate quantity takeoffs from plans or conceptual information.
• Review and estimate the scope of work from project documents.
• Utilize in-house historical cost data to improve estimate accuracy.
• Request, organize, and negotiate vendor quotations to meet contract documents.
• Develop and nurture subcontractor/vendor and client relationships.
• Evaluate changes in scope per updated bid documents.
• Assist PM in providing change order estimates.
• Collaborate with team members and participate in value engineering reviews.
• Negotiate construction cost estimates with other parties.

Skills

Blueprint reading

Quantity takeoffs

Construction estimation

Vendor negotiation

Subcontractor relationships

Change order estimation

Team collaboration

Value engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree (Architecture, Engineering, or Construction Management)

Job description

This position will work closely with clients, architects, engineers, project managers, contractors, and others as required to establish accurate estimates from the planning stage through the project bid-out stage and is required to have the following skills:

• Understand and able to read and analyze construction blue prints (plans, specification).
• Performing accurate quantity take offs using plans and specifications, or conceptual information.
• Review, interpret and accurately estimate the scope of assigned work as described in the project documents.
• Utilizing and managing in-house historical cost data to improve estimate accuracy. Apply costs and rates, as provided by Director of Estimating.
• Request, organize and negotiate vendors quotations to ensure the quotes meet contract documents
• Develop and nurture subcontractor/vendor and client relationships.
• Evaluate changes in scope per updates bid documents.
• Assist PM in providing change order estimates.
• Work and collaborate with Team Members
• Participate in Value engineering reviews.
• Participate in negotiating construction cost estimates with other parties.

Requirements

• Minimum five years minimum of curtainwall, storefront, window wall estimating, and/or project management experience for complex vertical construction projects.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in architecture, Engineering or Construction Management or related experience.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.