Lead Preconstruction Estimator & Team Lead

Calqulate Metrics Ltd; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Life

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Job summary

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Pre-Construction Full Charge Estimator – Assistant Manager to oversee preconstruction for all CSI divisions and complex projects.

You will lead a team, develop client relationships, manage proposals, and coordinate cost analysis and subcontractor relations, with travel to sites as needed.

This role demands extensive CSI knowledge, strong leadership, and a proven track record in commercial building estimating.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-8 years experience in similar estimating position for a Commercial Building General Contractor.
• Preferred 4-year degree in Engineering/Architecture or Building Construction.
• Extensive knowledge of CSI format.
• Extensive knowledge of all building construction trades and disciplines.
• Strong Personnel management, Leadership and planning skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel to project locations and meet with clients/owners/prospective bidders as necessary.
• Deadline and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Preconstruction Management for all CSI divisions and all types of building construction projects including Renovations and ground out construction.
• Oversight and development of preconstruction staff hiring, training, work product, scheduling and performance.
• Strategies for new business development, Marketing and procurement of new client relationships.
• Establish and maintain new client and existing client relationships.
• Manage and assist with procurement of all documents, information and articles for proposals and presentations.
• Lead preparation of proposals and presentations to existing and anticipated clients. This would include negotiated, hard bid public and private proposals.
• Prepare and lead preconstruction strategy with approach to each proposal and presentation.
• Manage and assist with maintaining and procurement of existing and new subcontractor/vendor relationships.
• Provide clear scope of work to bidders.
• Pre-qualify all bidders not yet used on projects by company.
• Competitive bidding, budgeting, forecasting client contract negotiation and awards.
• Analyze potential project risk factors and pitfalls on a case-by-case basis.
• Lead in assembly of quantity take offs, subcontractor/vendor quotations. Breakdown and coordinate scopes of work and cost analysis for all CSI Divisions for each proposal.
• Establish and utilize working knowledge of company estimating and quantity takeoff software (stack estimating, various services for procurement of bids, company database).
• Utilize company present day estimating format, practices and procedures.
• Assist in the establishment of new and efficient company estimating practices and processes succeeding mastery of existing procedures.
• Maintain estimating records for each proposal type and category.
• Lead and manage preconstruction hand off to Construction Department.
• Establish and maintain cost database for all CSI divisions.

Skills

Estimating experience (5-8 years)

Leadership and management

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Education

Engineering/Architecture or Building Construction degree

Job description

Calqulate Metrics Ltd in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Pre-Construction Full Charge Estimator – Assistant Manager to oversee preconstruction for all CSI divisions and complex projects.

You will lead a team, develop client relationships, manage proposals, and coordinate cost analysis and subcontractor relations, with travel to sites as needed.

This role demands extensive CSI knowledge, strong leadership, and a proven track record in commercial building estimating.