Senior Estimator

Honour Consulting Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Honour Consulting Inc. is assisting a regional Commercial General Contractor in Charlotte, NC, in finding a Senior Estimator with strong local market experience.

The role requires 10–20 years of Charlotte commercial construction estimating experience and hands-on preconstruction duties on negotiated projects. The candidate will manage client relationships, solicit bids, analyze quotes, and develop schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• 10–20 years of Charlotte-area commercial construction estimating experience.
• Experience estimating and preconstruction duties on negotiated projects.
• Strong ability to analyze subcontractor and vendor quotes.
• Experience updating cost databases and preparing reports.
• Coordinate with owners, architects, engineers, and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Client relationship management of assigned accounts.
• Solicit projects and obtain quotes from subcontractors and vendors.
• Analysis of subcontractor and vendor quotes to confirm scope.
• Development of preliminary construction schedules for estimating and preconstruction.
• Prepare conceptual estimates and budgets for projects.
• Develop subcontractor relationships for the solicitation of bids.
• Prepare time, cost and labor estimates by analyzing drawings, specs, and RFPs.
• Communicate with subcontractors, owners, architects, engineers, and project team.
• Participate in site walkthroughs and interpret conditions.
• Prepare, coordinate, review, and distribute construction estimates.
• Update rates in cost databases to keep them current.
• Prepare reports and analysis pertinent to estimating.
• Maintain estimating schedule for priced projects.
• Assist accounting and project management for turnover of estimates.
• Initiate and hold project turnover meetings post-award.
• Review requirements, price, and scope concerns.
• Familiar with Contract Administration duties.

Skills

Estimating

Preconstruction

Contract administration

Subcontractor management

Bid analysis

Cost forecasting

Vendor relations

Team collaboration

Job description

Our client is a regional Commercial General Contractor whose Charlotte, NC office is looking for a Senior Estimator with local market experience.

Ideal candidate has 10-20 years of Charlotte commercial construction experience.

Specifically having estimated and performed preconstruction duties on negotiated projects.

This position requires previous commercial construction estimating experience

• Client relationship management of assigned accounts.


• Solicit projects and obtain quotes from subcontractors and vendors.


• Analysis of subcontractor and vendor quotes to confirm scope.


• Development of preliminary construction schedules for estimating and preconstruction.


• Prepare conceptual estimates and budgets for projects


• Develop subcontractor relationships for the solicitation of bids.


• Prepare time, cost and labor estimates for construction projects by analyzing project drawings, specifications and RFP’s, view process as required.


• Communicate with subcontractors, owners, architects, engineers, and project team.


• Participate in and accurately interpret existing conditions during site meetings / walkthrough’s.


• Prepare, coordinate, review, and distribute construction estimates.


• Update unit, labor, material, and equipment rates in cost databases to keep them current.


• Prepare reports and analysis pertinent to construction estimating as requested.


• Maintain estimating schedule for all priced projects.


• Assist accounting and project management to ensure proper turnover of estimates.


• Initiate and hold project turnover meetings with project management post award.


• Review project requirements, price and scope concerns.


• Familiar with all aspects of Contract Administration and capable of assuming these duties, as directed.

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