Pre-Construction Estimating Administrator

Top Echelon LLC; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

GMCA, Inc. is seeking a Pre-construction Estimator - Manager in New York to oversee and support the estimation process for complex projects.

The role involves supervising superintendents, managing client and consultant relationships, and ensuring accurate profit/loss statements. Responsibilities include assisting in preconstruction data procurement, developing bid strategies, coordinating documents, and creating clear scopes of work for subcontractors.

Qualifications

• Experience in pre-construction and estimating processes.
• Ability to procure and organize documents for bids.
• Strong communication with clients and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Assist Pre-construction Managers with information procurement and bid preparation.
• Support training, scheduling, and performance in preconstruction.
• Help develop strategies for new business development and client relationships.
• Maintain client relationships and coordinate with consultants.
• Assemble bids, proposals, and presentations with complete documents.
• Coordinate bid proposals and ensure forms are completed and submitted.

Job description

yearly

$50,000-$70,000

Reports To:

Pre-Construction Estimator - Manager

Mental and Visual Requirements:

Close mental and visual attention required to perform work dealing primarily with preparing and analyzing data and figures, using a .computer terminal, and reading.

Travel:

Some Travel to visit clients and or items relating to and including accurately estimating assigned projects.

Limited relocation expenses will be considered.

Responsibilities:

Supervise and enforce responsibilities of Superintendents. Supervise and maintain client & consultant relationships with GMCA, Inc. Responsible for all project purchases and accuracy associated Accurate Project Profit/ Loss statements.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Pre-construction Managers with Pre-construction and estimating information procurement, process set-up, engagement and completion of related tasks.


• Assist and participate in preconstruction training, work product, scheduling and performance.


• Participate in the creation and execution of strategies for new business development, marketing, and procurement of new client relationships.


• Participate in establishing new client relationships


• Maintain and be a positive influence on existing client relationships.


• Manage and assist with the procurement of all documents, information, articles, plans and specifications and correctly assemble proposals, bids and presentations to clients


• Participate in preconstruction strategies and formulation of proposals and presentations.


• Assist in the creation of clear scopes of work for each subcontractor bid incorporated into GMCA, Inc. proposals.


• Assist in the procurement, pre-qualification and vetting of new subcontractor and vendor relationships beneficial to GMCA.


• Assist in the maintenance of GMCA subcontractor Data Base.


• Assist in Competitive bidding, budgeting, forecasting, client negotiations with head of Preconstruction Department.


• Analyze potential project risk factors and pitfalls on a case-by-case basis


• Create and assemble quantity takeoffs, subcontractor and vendor quotations to maintain thorough and consistent bidding practices


• Learn and possess a good understanding and working knowledge of the company estimating software, forms and procedures necessary to formulate an entire estimate.


• Maintain estimating records for each proposal type and category. Assist with the preparation and presentation of the Preconstruction hand off to the Construction department.


• Provide support to Estimating Department in creating marketing material.


• Assist in canvassing market for new potential construction and renovation projects.


• Contact owners, architects, engineers to find leads for new projects.


• Create and send out marketing material to potential new clients. Follow up as necessary.


• Coordinate creation of bid proposals and assure all required forms are filled out and turned in with each proposal.


• Act as a liaison for bid bond, bond and insurance requests for projects.


• Work with Estimators in creating project and bid proposals.


• Document control of all drawings, specifications and amends during bid process.


• Review all proposals for completeness.