Industrial Piping Estimator: Bid & Takeoff Expert

EMCOR Group, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Newcomb and Company, a leading mechanical contractor, seeks an estimator to prepare bid packages for commercial, residential, and industrial HVAC projects. You will read plans, compute material takeoffs, and assemble pricing with Autobid and internal systems.

You will coordinate with suppliers, assess labor, and manage multiple bids, delivering accurate budgets and timely submissions in a fast-paced environment onsite in Raleigh, NC.

Qualifications

• Read and interpret project plans and specifications for HVAC piping systems.
• Proficient with Word, Excel, Outlook and Autobid; experience with internal systems is a plus.
• Ability to size and lay out piping systems and select appropriate equipment connections.

Responsibilities

• Notify Commercial Sales of upcoming projects for bid.
• Assemble plans, specs and bid dates for projects that will be bid.
• Take off materials and equipment from plans and specifications.
• Contact suppliers and vendors to get prices on materials and equipment as necessary.
• Estimate labor to install all equipment and material per project.
• Tabulate total price for project per standard Newcomb & Company calculation procedure and review with commercial sales.
• Utilize a computerized estimation system (Autobid) when appropriate to take off piping, etc.
• Read and interpret project plans and specifications and have a comprehensive understanding of HVAC piping systems including but not limited to air handlers, boilers (steam and hot water), chillers, cooling towers, pumps, heat exchangers, terminal units and humidifiers.
• Sizing and lay-out for piping systems and knowledge of pipe, valves and fittings and their appropriate use along with equipment connections and tie-in requirements
• Ability to generate pricing/budgets with incomplete drawings by filling in the gaps and understanding overall mechanical intent and requirements for any give system.
• Manage multiple bids simultaneously
• Follow-up daily / weekly on all outstanding bids.
• Assist in obtaining submittals from vendors and subcontractors.
• Help generate takeoffs and sketches for the industrial piping manager for final buy list of materials after project award.
• Excellent computer skills are essential as the detailed use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Autobid and Newcomb & Company’s internal computer systems will be a major component of this position.

Skills

Bid estimation

Plan interpretation

HVAC piping knowledge

Pricing under incomplete drawings

Bid management

Interdepartmental coordination

Tools

Autobid

Excel

Word

Outlook

Newcomb system

Job description

Newcomb and Company, a leading mechanical contractor, seeks an estimator to prepare bid packages for commercial, residential, and industrial HVAC projects. You will read plans, compute material takeoffs, and assemble pricing with Autobid and internal systems.

You will coordinate with suppliers, assess labor, and manage multiple bids, delivering accurate budgets and timely submissions in a fast-paced environment onsite in Raleigh, NC.