Senior Estimator

F.H. Paschen; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401K matching

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Referral program

Professional development assistance

Year End Bonus

LifeLock Subscription

Job summary

F.H. Paschen is seeking a Senior Preconstruction Estimator to lead pursuits, engage owners, and manage the Estimating group. You will develop budgets and GMPs for diverse projects from concept to documents, while sourcing subcontractor pricing and historical data.

Responsibilities include client development, preconstruction budgeting, and collaboration with architects and engineers to optimize cost. Equal opportunity employer in a collaborative, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Over ten years of experience with preconstruction and estimating.
• Civil and structural preconstruction experience preferred.
• 4-year degree in construction or civil engineering preferred.
• Strong MS Office knowledge (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Knowledge of estimating, scheduling and quantity take-off software.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Promote growth and development of Client and Designer relationships.
• Maintain positive working relationships with Client and Architect/Engineer contacts to facilitate successful project execution.
• Attend Client initiated meetings throughout the preconstruction phase of the project.
• Meet with owners, architects, and other industry professionals to network and promote F.H. Paschen interests.
• Monitor and review potential opportunities via solicitation websites.
• Prepare preliminary budgets, conceptual estimates and detailed estimates including quantity take-offs.
• Review documents and provide input on general conditions, project phasing and site logistics.
• Create subcontractor/material supplier bid lists and solicit input.
• Prepare bid packages, obtain bids from subcontractors and analyze bids.
• Participate in preconstruction presentations with Owner (GMP booklets, etc.).
• Collaborate to identify value engineering opportunities to optimize cost.
• Know material unit costs, systems square foot costs and total building square foot costs.
• Research and maintain historical data base for future budgets and pricing.
• Identify and qualify new material suppliers and subcontractors for the database.
• Review proposal specs and drawings to determine scope of work and contents of estimate.
• Prepare discipline estimates by complete takeoffs.
• Maintain working documents with current prices from suppliers.
• Prepare bid solicitation instructions.

Skills

Takeoff

Estimating

Preconstruction

Client development

MS Office

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in construction or civil engineering

Tools

Estimating software

Job description

F.H. Paschen has over 115 years of experience in the construction industry. You’ve driven on highways we paved, you’ve travelled through airports we modernized, you’ve commuted through rail stations we constructed, and your children learn in schools we built. But we are more than that. We offer MORE Versatility—as we work in any industry, offering any delivery method and service. We operate with MORE Tenacity—as we maneuver through tight schedules, spaces, and budgets. We provide MORE Ingenuity—by creating solutions to solve your greatest challenges. And we perform with MORE Pride—in focusing on safety and quality, and in offering more opportunities for our communities and diverse populations to build with us. We deliver far more than just on time and on budget—we deliver with MORE Paschen.

Position Overview

The Senior Preconstruction Estimator will lead pursuits, initiate conversations with owners, act as the main point of contact with proposed clients and manage the Estimating group in certain functions. The Sr. Preconstruction Estimator will have daily involvement in the preconstruction phase of various projects by sourcing and reviewing potential opportunities, preparing budgetary estimates/schedules, and formulating work plans based on conceptual or schematic designs through construction documents. The Sr. Preconstruction Estimator helps develop project GMP by performing quantity take-off, soliciting subcontractor pricing as necessary, and/or applying historical cost data. The Sr. Preconstruction Estimator will be involved with both public and private clients.

Responsibilities

Client Development

• Promote the growth and development of Client and Designer relationships.
• Maintain positive working relationship with Client and Architect and/or Engineer contacts to facilitate successful project execution.
• Attend Client initiated meetings throughout the preconstruction phase of the project.
• Meet with owners, architects, and other industry related professionals to network and promote the interests of F.H. Paschen.
• Monitor and review potential opportunities via various solicitation websites.

Preconstruction

• Prepare preliminary budgets, conceptual estimates and detailed estimates (conceptual, schematic, design development, construction) including quantity take-offs.
• Review documents and provide input regarding general conditions, project phasing and site logistics.
• Create subcontractor/material supplier bid lists. Solicit subcontractor input when necessary.
• Prepare bid packages, obtain bids from subcontractors and material vendors, and analyze bids from subcontractors and material vendors.
• Participate in preconstruction presentations with the Owner (i.e., Design Development estimates or Guaranteed Maximum Price ("GMP") booklets, etc.).
• Collaborate with Architects, Engineers, Consultants to identify, track and implement value engineering opportunities to proactively guide the design to optimize cost.
• Have a working knowledge of material unit costs, systems square foot costs and total building square foot costs.
• Research, compile and maintain historical data base for use in future preliminary budgets and pricing.
• Identify and qualify new material suppliers and subcontractors and place into subcontractor database.
• Review proposal specifications and drawings to determine scope of work and required contents of estimate.
• Prepare discipline estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work.
• Maintain files of working documents as backup for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers through direct contact, sales brochures, price lists, etc.
• Prepare instruction to bidders and other bid solicitation information as required.

Construction Planning

• Participate with the preconstruction team during the strategy meetings on the approach to the project or estimate.
• Assist in the preparation of preliminary construction schedules and work plans.
• Attend design meetings with Owner, Architect, Engineers, and Consultants.
• Participate in the project hand-off meeting between the project Operations team and the preconstruction team.
• Visit on-going projects to verify status of estimate versus project status, meet with the project operations team, view work in place for experience and comparison to the estimate.

Work Hour Options

• General work hours are 7:30am - 5pm and 5-day work weeks are standard. Note that work hours and workdays may vary (changes, additions, etc.) based on critical work activities and/or required safety supervision.

Requirements

• Over ten (10) years, experience with preconstruction and estimating preferred.
• Civil and Structural experience in preconstruction and estimating strongly preferred.
• Preferred four (4) year degree in construction or civil engineering.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office to include Outlook, Excel & Word.
• Knowledge of estimating, scheduling and quantity take-off software.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail required.

Licensure/Certifications

• OSHA certification preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401K matching
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Professional development assistance
• Eligibility for Year End Bonus
• LifeLock Subscription

F.H. Paschen is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

If you require an accommodation in order to complete this application, please contact Tracy Tesnow at 773-444-3474.