Description
We are looking to add an energetic, social, team playerwith construction estimating experience who is looking to join a collaborative preconstruction team in Flagstaff, AZ.
This teammatewill assist in the procurement of complex projects for the organization’s commercial, healthcare, and agency General Contracting opportunities.
FLSA Classification- Exempt, full-time, salaried
Compensation - at an amount commensurate with experience.
Benefits include:
- Full health care benefits for employee (plus spouse and covered children) with premiums paid by the company
- 9+ company paid holidays annually
- paid time off/sick leave
- profit sharing
- pension plan
- paid community service hours
- continuing education benefits
Reports to - Director of Preconstruction Services
Job Description
Essential Functions/Abilities
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
- Regular, consistent and prompt attendance
- Must be able to follow the standards and behaviors outlined in the current and future Employee Handbooks and Health and Safety Manuals
- Effective and timely verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent math and analytical skills
- Excellent computer skills
- Ability to work in the office setting for long periods
- Ability to perform physical requirements of “job walks” (navigate uneven terrain, climb ladders, crawl under structures, etc.as required to assess potential projects)
- Extensive knowledge of pre-construction and construction costs, processes, and timelines
- Excellent plan interpretation skills (both commercial and residential)
- Excellent project scheduling skills
- Maintaining positive relationships with subcontractors, owners, designers, agencies, utilities, and co-workers
- Ability to handle multiple projects in the various stages of the construction process and using multiple types of delivery methods (CMAR, Design-Build, Hard Bid, Catalogue Pricing Book, etc.) at one time
- Knowledge of mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems
- Ability to learn estimating software and implement into estimating process
- Ability to organize and maintain vendor quotes
- Ability to write subcontracts and purchase orders
- Ability to issue and assemble project schedules
- Duties and Responsibilities
- Coordinate pre-construction activities as projects require
- Participate actively in the project proposal interviewing process
- Prepare and maintain pre-con project schedules in Microsoft Project
- Review, solicit and process vendor proposals and maintain working relationships
- Be proactive in maintaining existing client relationships and creating new ones
- Process and develop Requests for Information (RFIs)
- Work with owners and/or design team to create the project scope work
- Create conceptual budgets based upon a general scope of work
- Prepare bid solicitation on a per-project basis
- Be proactive in anticipating potential project delays during the bidding process when procuring subcontractors and materials.
- Complete site reviews before and during the bidding process
- Budget development based upon the entire scope of work including plans, specs, and addenda
- Maintain company file system as required