Senior Estimator - Chadwick

PremiStar; Bensalem Township (Bucks County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Career advancement opportunities

A great manager and/or team

A compelling work culture

A sense of purpose

Job summary

PremiStar in the United States seeks an experienced Estimating Manager to lead the estimating team, refine processes, and sustain profitable project bids. You will develop relationships with GCs/owners and coordinate with sales/service to ensure bids meet specs and timelines.

The role requires 5+ years in construction estimating (mechanical preferred) and a bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in a construction estimating role, mechanical - preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent.
• Experience with formal estimating software systems preferred.
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• Strong reading of drawings and specs.

Responsibilities

• Hold key relationships with GC and Owners.
• Develop and foster customer relationships with estimating team.
• Assess risk with RFP and bid requests.
• Lead and manage department performance.
• Review bid invites and takeoffs before submission.

Skills

Relationship management

Leadership

Estimating

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Construction Management degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Estimating software

Job description

• Hold key relationships with GC and Owners and work to expand, develop and build strong relationships
• Develop and work with estimating team to build and foster customer relationships
• Assess risk associated with various RFP and bid requests that are received daily
• Define and continue existing estimating process with the goal to improve over time
• Maintain bookings to match gross profit and labor expectations
• Outgoing proposals meet customer expectations, general conditions and design specifications
• Create a consistent and identical estimating process across sales, service and project departments
• Lead, manage and hold accountable the department's performance and team
• Develop positive relationships with coworkers, management, customers and vendors
• Utilize company technology, methods and forms for a common estimating process
• Review daily bid invites, select appropriate jobs for bid
• Self-perform select bids but work with estimating team for take offs
• Review weekly and monthly scorecards with individuals on the estimating team
• Review estimator take offs, labor, subs, scope of work, prior to bid submission
• Verify follow up on all bid events
• Validate pricing as accurate, current and meets specs for each bid
• Work with sales and service to assure all project bids are tracked and processed through departments
• Perform turnover with project team including all quotes, scopes and documents
• Follow upon post mortem project reviews with project management and finance
• Assist projects and service departments with proposal requests
• Attend walkthroughs when necessary
• Ensure department is led, managed and accountable for performance
• Ensure department receives high quality bid invites
• Work to ensure more owner direct work, negotiated work and high-end user work is developed
• Learn and understand the business, the processes, the customers and the employees
• Work with management team to create an exceptional workplace culture
• Ensure estimates are diligently performed, are accurate and risks are properly identified and costed
• Ensure estimating software and processes are used correctly and regularly maintained for accuracy

What we offer:

• Work-life balance.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• A great manager and/or team.
• A compelling work culture.
• A sense of purpose.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hold key relationships with GC and Owners and work to expand, develop and build strong relationships
• Develop and work with estimating team to build and foster customer relationships
• Assess risk associated with various RFP and bid requests that are received daily
• Define and continue existing estimating process with the goal to improve over time
• Maintain bookings to match gross profit and labor expectations
• Outgoing proposals meet customer expectations, general conditions and design specifications
• Create a consistent and identical estimating process across sales, service and project departments
• Lead, manage and hold accountable the department's performance and team
• Develop positive relationships with coworkers, management, customers and vendors
• Utilize company technology, methods and forms for a common estimating process
• Review daily bid invites, select appropriate jobs for bid
• Self-perform select bids but work with estimating team for take offs
• Review weekly and monthly scorecards with individuals on the estimating team
• Review estimator take offs, labor, subs, scope of work, prior to bid submission
• Verify follow up on all bid events
• Validate pricing as accurate, current and meets specs for each bid
• Work with sales and service to assure all project bids are tracked and processed through departments
• Perform turnover with project team including all quotes, scopes and documents
• Follow upon post mortem project reviews with project management and finance
• Assist projects and service departments with proposal requests
• Attend walkthroughs when necessary
• Ensure department is led, managed and accountable for performance
• Ensure department receives high quality bid invites
• Work to ensure more owner direct work, negotiated work and high-end user work is developed
• Learn and understand the business, the processes, the customers and the employees
• Work with management team to create an exceptional workplace culture
• Ensure estimates are diligently performed, are accurate and risks are properly identified and costed
• Ensure estimating software and processes are used correctly and regularly maintained for accuracy

Required Education/Experience:

• 5+ years experience in a construction estimating role, mechanical - preferred
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent combinations of technical training and/or related experience.

Competencies:

• Experience with end users, institutions, high-end customers
• Understands the competitive nature of the business and associated risk of work
• Understands project conditions, scope of work, drawings, systems, and specifications
• Previous experience with formal estimating software system - preferred
• Thorough knowledge of company procedures and estimating techniques plus industry standards, practices, and processes that impact the bid.
• experience performing design build work and value engineering in a past employment role
• Experience in commercial mechanical construction - preferred
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret drawings.
• Ability to coordinate and supervise group work effort.
• Ability to prepare complex proposals with minimum of supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills with ability to speak clearly and persuasively.
• Demonstrated group presentation skills, phone and e-mail etiquette.
• Ability to use significant independent judgment.
• Advanced Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook skills.
• In-depth knowledge of estimating software with strong proficiency and/or the ability to learn, understand, and train others
• Excellent mathematical and analytical skills.
• Organizational, supervisory, and decision making/problem solving skills.

Physical Demands

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. This position is a largely sedentary role; however, some filing is required. This would require the ability to lift files, open filing cabinets and bend or stand, as necessary.

Work Environment

This job operates in both an office and a field environment. Must be able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.

Reasonable Accommodation

Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions unless doing so presents an undue hardship on the Company’s business operations.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for employer visa sponsorship.