Senior Estimator

Blue Ridge Executive Search; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Ridge Executive Search seeks a Senior Estimator with experience across municipal work, higher education, healthcare, public schools, assisted living, multifamily and other markets. The role focuses on delivering accurate concept, budgetary and final estimates with professional quality.

Key responsibilities include coordinating with Estimating Staff and senior leadership, conducting pre-construction meetings, reviewing bid packages, performing takeoffs and evaluating labor costs and VE

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Building Construction preferred.
• 5+ years of estimating experience.
• Ability to read engineering and architectural drawings and specifications.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Outstanding and professional oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare concept, budgetary and final estimate bid proposals, insure that budgets quotes and proposals are accurate and completed with professional quality.
• Consult with Estimating Staff, CFO, Senior VP’s on the details of bid crew rates, labor multipliers, general & administrative costs and markups, and proposal content.
• Conduct in assigned Pre-Construction / CM Meetings with Design Teams and Stakeholders.
• Consult with clients, vendors and personnel in other departments to discuss and formulate estimates in the revolved issues.
• Read and study bid package documents to ensure company compliance and insure that all bids are prepared in a manner consistent with those documents, i.e. instructions to bidders, scope narratives, plans, specifications, etc.
• Development takeoffs, evaluation and/or development of construction labor rates and evaluation of subcontract cost estimates and proposals.
• Review of process designs and engineering specifications for cost effectiveness and suggestions for alternatives where applicable (VE)

Skills

Estimating experience

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction

Job description

Seeking aSenior Estimatorwith experience in Municipal Work, Higher Education, Healthcare, Public Schools, Assisted Living, Multifamily and Country Clubs as well as a variety of other markets.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of concept, budgetary and final estimate bid proposals, insure that budgets quotes and proposals are accurate and completed with professional quality.
• Consult with Estimating Staff, CFO, Senior VP’s on the details of bid crew rates, labor multipliers, general & administrative costs and markups, and proposal content.
• Conduct in assigned Pre-Construction / CM Meetings with Design Teams and Stakeholders.
• Consult with clients, vendors and personnel in other departments to discuss and formulate estimates in the revolved issues.
• Read and study bid package documents to ensure company compliance and insure that all bids are prepared in a manner consistent with those documents, i.e. instructions to bidders, scope narratives, plans, specifications, etc.
• Development takeoffs, evaluation and/or development of construction labor rates and evaluation of subcontract cost estimates and proposals.
• Review of process designs and engineering specifications for cost effectiveness and suggestions for alternatives where applicable (VE)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Building Construction is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in estimating.
• Ability to read engineering and architectural drawings and specifications.
• Strong Analytical skills.
• Outstanding and professional oral, written communication and interpersonal skills.