Paving Estimator / Project Manager

All City Paving; New Jersey; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

All City Paving is seeking a reliable Paving Estimator/Project Manager to join their team in New Jersey. This role involves meeting with clients to assess project needs, drafting detailed proposals, and overseeing project execution. The ideal candidate will have experience in construction estimating, strong quantitative skills, and the ability to manage resources and personnel effectively. Responsibilities also include ensuring that projects are completed on time and financially feasible, requiring a valid driver's license. Experience with software like Outlook and Excel is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a construction estimator.
• Knowledge of relevant technical and non-technical processes.
• Outstanding research and proposal writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Collect all pertinent documents including property plans and project specifications.
• Meet with clients to understand required work.
• Draft proposals detailing materials, costs, and time frames.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Negotiation

Effective communication

Proposal writing

Education

Qualification in construction project management

Tools

Outlook

Excel

PlanSwift

Job description

Paving Estimator/Project Manager - ON SITE WITH PAVING EXPERIENCE

We are looking for a reliable and detailed Paving Estimator / Project Manager to join our team. You will be one of our estimators that meets with prospective or existing residential and/or commercial clients to view the project, come up with a satisfactory plan to complete the work needed, figure up the cost, build a proposal, present the proposal, and oversee projects you've won so the crew has everything they need to complete the job on time and within budget. Finding solutions to problems as they arise will be needed to minimize crew and project impact. Must have a valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Collecting all pertinent documents including property plans, technical drawings, and project specifications.
• Studying documentation, meeting with clients, and inspecting the construction site to fully understand what work is required.
• Deciding on the most appropriate human and material resources for each project.
• Outlining the work plan to gauge how much time will be needed to complete each project.
• Assessing risk to account for potential deviations from the project plan.
• Accounting for the use of our resources, plus a reasonable profit margin to calculate an overarching price.
• Drafting proposals that detail materials, costs, and time frames.
• Meeting with clients to discuss their thoughts and concerns about our offers.
• Managing and motivating site foremen and teams.
• Ensuring all equipment needed is available on site.
• Ensuring budget costs relating to wages, contractors, materials, and equipment aren’t exceeded.
• Approving purchase requests.
• Ensuring the construction process starts and ends on time, and ensuring daily and weekly deadlines are met.

Experience

• Qualification and/or degrees in construction project management is advantageous but not required.
• Demonstrable experience as a construction estimator.
• Knowledge of relevant technical and non-technical processes and documents.
• Exceptional quantitative skills.
• Outstanding research and proposal writing skills.
• Ability to negotiate and communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
• Dependable, conscientious, and well-spoken.
• Experience with Outlook, Excel, and PlanSwift helpful but not required.