Preconstruction Estimator - Drive Budgets & Value

Miller Valentine; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Insurance plans

Medical

Dental

Vision

Long-term Disability

PTO

Wellbeing Days

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Job summary

Miller Valentine is seeking a Preconstruction Support Specialist to assist with due diligence, design, schedule, and estimate preparation for projects. You will collaborate with the Project Execution and Business Development teams, supporting conceptual designs, budgets, and schedules.

You will help maintain tools like master estimates and project databases, participate in meetings, and contribute to value engineering while ensuring accuracy in bid documents.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in construction-related field.
• Estimating experience, ideally from internships or coursework.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Word, Project, Excel; Procore; Adobe Acrobat; Bluebeam or similar onscreen take-off software; Viewpoint or similar accounting software; basic knowledge of Web Conferencing tools; AutoCAD or similar CAD software.
• Ability to learn new systems and communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in numerical calculations, including discounts, percentages, and algebraic concepts.
• Capacity to analyze problems, gather data, and make informed decisions based on factual evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide resources to maintain an increased opportunity pipeline and assist in advancing preconstruction projects.
• Travel to participate in meetings with customers and/or the design team to gather insights.
• Assist in formulating strategies for all cost estimates and in preparing cost estimates and technical portions of sales proposals.
• Create conceptual designs aligned with project requirements and assist in preparing both conceptual and detailed cost estimates.
• Generate quantity take-offs for accurate project assessment and maintain project files in Procore.
• Prepare bid documents (ITB, SOW, Bid Forms) and review bid tabulations/analysis.
• Support value engineering and alternative solutions; communicate with project team for informed decisions.
• Collaborate with the project team to provide value-added services to customers.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Numerical calculations

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Architecture or Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Project

Excel

Procore

Adobe Acrobat

Bluebeam

Viewpoint

AutoCAD

OneDrive/SharePoint

Web conferencing tools

Job description

Miller Valentine is seeking a Preconstruction Support Specialist to assist with due diligence, design, schedule, and estimate preparation for projects. You will collaborate with the Project Execution and Business Development teams, supporting conceptual designs, budgets, and schedules.

You will help maintain tools like master estimates and project databases, participate in meetings, and contribute to value engineering while ensuring accuracy in bid documents.