Senior Estimator

High Star Traffic; Bartlett (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

High Star Traffic is seeking a Senior Estimator to work under Business Development, applying traffic control project estimating expertise to current projects and to help operations secure new work.

The duties include reviewing bids, preparing quantity take-offs, and collaborating with Sales, Operations, Contracts, and Purchasing to ensure accurate, profitable bids while upholding safety and ethics on all estimates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or similar discipline.
• 15+ years related estimating experience.
• Advanced knowledge of traffic costing, estimating, and purchasing.
• Knowledge of MUTCD and Work Zone setups preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review bids for accuracy and profitability.
• Prepare quantity take-offs and cost studies for the assigned scope.
• Review drawings and specifications to prepare quality bids.
• Identify design-related issues and document potential risks.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, compliance, and ethics on all estimates.
• Analyze plans to estimate material and labor costs (delivery, installation, maintenance, removal).
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Contracts and Purchasing during pre-bid efforts.
• Review bid documents and material requirements for feasibility.
• Coordinate with contractors on quotes, change orders and material requests.
• Analyze subcontractor capabilities and past performance relative to projects.
• Provide information on specs for current and future jobs when requested.
• Generate New Approved Unit Prices for existing jobs.
• Support other projects and initiatives that drive organizational goals.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Time management

Independence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in construction management

Estimating Certification a plus

Job description

While working independently under the direction of Business Development, the Senior Estimator will utilize their subject matter expertise in traffic control project estimating for current projects and assist operations to secure new work.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Review bids completed by other estimators, ensuring accuracy and profitability.
• Prepare and review quantity take-offs - analysis, estimates, and studies for all items incorporated in the assigned scope.
• Review drawings, specifications, and all other documents to prepare quality bids.
• Notify management of design-related issues, completeness of documents and other potential risks.
• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, compliance, and ethics on all estimates at all times.
• Analyze plans and job requirements to estimate material and labor costs for projects to include delivery, installation, maintenance, and removal of equipment.
• Communicate and collaborate with Sales, Operations, Contracts and Purchasing during pre-bid efforts.
• Review and understand all bid documents and material requirements to assess feasibility and product material requirements.
• Collaborate and effectively communicate with contractors, following up on quotes, change orders, and material requests.
• Analyze subcontractor bonding capabilities, workload, and prior performance relative to projects.
• When requested, provide information on specs that arise in current and/or future jobs.
• Generate New Approved Unit Price (AUP’s) for existing jobs.
• Other projects and initiatives that drive organizational goals and results.

Education, Certifications & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management or similar discipline, Estimating Certification a plus.
• 15+ years related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience.
• Advanced knowledge of traffic costing, estimating, and purchasing.
• Knowledge of MUTCD and Work Zone set ups preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must have strong problem-solving skills and a desire to create solutions.
• Maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must have the ability to work in sensitive and confidential situations.
• Prior experience working under tight deadlines with changing priorities.
• Ability to anticipate work needs and follow through with minimum direction.
• Excellent organization and time management skills.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from internal or external customers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, be self-motivated with a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to establish and maintain rapport and effective communication with diverse levels within the company and external organizations.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions with ability to deal with abstract and concrete variables.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit for long periods of time at a computer and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, walk, reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, talk, and hear. The employee is moderately required to stand and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.
• This position will work in an office setting but may travel to off-site locations and therefore require wearing all PPE depending on circumstance which may include dust mask, safety glasses, hard hat, ear protection, high-visibility safety vest and/or safety pants and/or steel toed footwear. At times client contract driven PPE may also be required.