Senior Estimator

DEW Construction; Portland (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DEW Construction in Portland, ME is seeking an experienced Estimator to join our team. The role focuses on understanding client needs, developing scopes of work, and generating thorough project estimates.

You will review drawings, bids, and subcontractor quotes, coordinate with the estimating team, and help drive profitable projects while upholding DEW's core values.

Qualifications

• 4-year engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience.
• Minimum 10+ years of estimating and cost control management experience.
• CPM conceptual scheduling skills.
• Familiar estimating projects of varying size; $100,000 to $75+MM.
• Experience with estimating software: Timberline, On-Screen Take-off, Building Connected, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of corporate construction procedures, estimating techniques, all engineering disciplines, cost control systems, and QA/QC.
• Advanced math and computer skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Interprets specifications, drawings and attends pre-bid meetings to determine the scope of work and required contents of estimates.
• Investigates site conditions before bidding, identifying the waste area, borrow area, and dumpsites.
• Swiftly identify risks and strategies to mitigate.
• Reviews design options and recommends the best solution based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
• Prepares estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work; prices individual work items.
• Reviews terms and conditions of subcontractor and vendor quotes; liaises with subcontractors and vendors during bidding.
• Maintains files of working documents as backup for estimate figures with current prices from suppliers.
• Provides technical support to additional personnel preparing estimates for assigned trades.

Skills

CPM scheduling

Estimating software

Cost control management

Communication skills

Advanced math

Education

4-year engineering degree

Tools

Timberline

On-Screen Take-off

Building Connected

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Estimator to join our team. This position will be primarily responsible for understanding the customer needs, relationship building, and generating new subcontractor interest; able to prepare, provide, and discuss project estimates along with following through on all estimating needs. A command of the Construction Management process, along with less frequent "hard bid" pursuits, is required. The right candidate will leverage his/her knowledge of construction projects to effectively provide estimates and prepare thorough scopes of work. The Senior Estimator’s primary responsibility is to plan, manage/coordinate and estimate projects, with support as needed by other estimating team members.

DEW’s Vision, Mission, And Core Values

• Vision Statement: To be the go-to construction partner known for our unwavering commitment to the success of every project.
• Mission Statement: To build a team of professionals who share our core values and foster a culture where everyone can thrive and grow together.
• Core Values:
  • Optimism: We share a positive mindset, believing in opportunities over obstacles.
  • Initiative: We are self-motivated, proactive problem solvers.
  • Accountability: We are committed to a culture of ownership, personal accountability, and safety.

DEW’s Vision, Mission, and Core Values are explicitly integrated into our daily decision-making, leadership behaviors, employee training, performance evaluations, and company culture. We use them as a guiding principle for all activities and hold employees accountable for upholding them, essentially making them a tangible part of the company's identity and operations. Our aim is to ensure we are aware of these guiding principles and feel motivated and encouraged to continue integrating them into our daily lives.

Essential Functions

• Interprets specifications, drawings and attends pre-bid meetings, etc. to determine the scope of work and required contents of estimates.
• Investigates site conditions before bidding, identifying the waste area, borrow area, and dumpsites.
• Swiftly identify risks and strategies to mitigate.
• If required, develop self-performed scopes (labor and material) and review with General Superintendent.
• Reviews design options and recommends the best solution based on cost, engineering quality, or availability of materials.
• Uses historical unit price and productivity data.
• Reviews and incorporates historical data from purchase orders, subcontracts, productivity analysis reports, etc. into unit and man hour figures
• Determines and understands critical path schedule and sequence of work
• Investigates value engineering options
• Prepares estimates by calculating complete takeoff of scope of work; prices individual work items
• Reviews terms and conditions of subcontractor and vendor quotes; serves as liaison with subcontractors and vendors during the bidding process
• Maintains files of working documents as backup for estimate figures, including current (accurate) information on prices from suppliers
• Reviews all pricing with the Director of Estimating, and preconstruction team
• Provides technical support to additional personnel preparing estimates for assigned trades.
• Establishes up budgets
• Participates in presentations to clients (if required)
• Visits project sites to observe construction methods
• Ensures all working documents and data are maintained to back-up estimate figures
• Maintains skills for software tools and technology utilized
• Participates in project hand-off meetings; attends meetings with supplies and subs (as needed)
• Communicates and reinforces the Company vision, values, and goals
• Performs additional assignments per supervisor’s direction

Expected Outcomes

• Assigned estimates are completed and on time, and done so in a professional and competitive manner
• Estimates are accurate and consider risk factors and construction methods
• Completed projects, utilizing assigned estimates, were profitable
• Positive Company image is made with clients, potential clients, vendors and subcontractors
• Good working relationships with subcontractors, maintaining ethical standards

Essential Skills And Experience

• 4-year engineering degree or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience
• Minimum 10+ years of estimating and cost control management experience.
• CPM conceptual scheduling skills
• Familiar estimating projects of varying size; $100,000 to $75+MM.
• Experience with estimating software: Timberline, On-Screen Take-off, Building Connected, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of corporate construction procedures, estimating techniques, all engineering disciplines, cost control systems, and QA/QC.
• Advanced math and computer skills
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

If you are interested in being part of an innovative and collaborative team, in a challenging and rewarding work environment, we want to hear from you! We are always trying to stay a step ahead of emerging trends in the industry. Every employee is part of the process and part of our success. DEW's philosophy is to invest in people and inspire them to bring the best of themselves to work every day. In addition to offering competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package, employees are given opportunities to learn, develop and grow. These are the reasons DEW is named among the top places to work in New Hampshire and Vermont.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.