Senior Estimator-Electrical

Balfour Beatty US; Fort Lauderdale (FL); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Senior Estimator at Balfour Beatty US is responsible for preparing budgets, estimates, and pre-bid packages for commercial construction projects, collaborating with the project management team to assemble bidders lists and evaluate subcontractor proposals. This role may sit in our Orlando or Plantation office, requiring travel up to 25% in Florida.

The position demands seven years of pre-construction and/or operations experience, strong knowledge of CSI categories, and proficiency with

Formación

• B.S. Degree required.
• Seven years pre-construction and/or operations experience on commercial construction projects.
• Two years direct supervisory experience.
• Knowledgeable in civil/site construction, foundation and structural systems, interior finishes, exterior wall systems, mechanical and electrical systems and the costs of these systems.
• Must possess knowledge of exterior building wall systems and interior finish construction systems.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of construction details about miscellaneous metals, casework, doors, specialties, radiation protection, and other trades.
• Quantity survey capabilities.
• Computer skills including estimating software (like MC2), word processing, spreadsheets, bid management, online plan rooms, database applications and company communication tools, such as email, the internet, and Microsoft products (Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Responsabilidades

• Performs quantity takeoffs.
• Manages multiple projects concurrently.
• May assist the project management team.
• Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews.
• Develops unit costs.
• Develops and analyzes value management analysis options.
• Performs technical/plan review.
• Considers and understands problems and identifies solutions.
• Knowledge in building designs, systems and construction materials.
• Assesses and plans takeoff workload.
• Proficient in estimating software MC2, OST, Paydirt, Constructware, and iSqFt.

Conocimientos

Quantity takeoffs

Pre-construction estimating

Supervisory experience

Educación

B.S. Degree

Herramientas

MC2

On-Screen Takeoff

Paydirt

Constructware

iSqFt

Descripción del empleo

Summary

The Senior Estimator is responsible for preparing budgets, estimates, and pre-bid packages for construction projects. Responsibilities also include working with the project management team in establishing a bidders list, soliciting and evaluating subcontractor proposals and scopes of work, preparing quantity surveys and reviewing project plans and specifications for constructability and value engineering in all CSI (Construction Specification Institute) categories of work. Some supervision of other estimators or intern/co-op students adhering to our Safety/Zero Harm culture. This individual may sit in our Orlando or Plantation office.

Essential Functions

• Performs quantity takeoffs.
• Manages multiple projects concurrently.
• May assist the project management team.
• Attends project site pre-bid meetings, site tours, and post-bid interviews.
• Develops unit costs.
• Develops and analyzes value management analysis options.
• Performs technical/plan review.
• Considers and understands problems and identifies solutions.
• Knowledge in building designs, systems and construction materials.
• Assesses and plans takeoff workload.
• Proficient in all computer software programs used in pre-construction with particular emphasis on estimating software (e.g. MC2, On-Screen Takeoff (OST), Paydirt, Constructware, and іSqFt).

Minimum Requirements

• B.S. Degree.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time in the Florida area.
• Sevenyears of pre-construction and/or operations experience on commercial construction projects.
• Twoyears direct supervisory experience.
• Knowledgeable in some or all of the following: civil/site construction, foundation and structural systems, interior finishes, exterior wall systems, mechanical and electrical systems and the costs of these systems.
• Must possess knowledge of exterior building wall systems and interior finish construction systems.
• Must demonstrate knowledge of construction details about miscellaneous metals, casework, doors, specialties, radiation protection, and other trades.
• Quantity survey capabilities.
• Computer skills including the ability to use estimating software (like MC2), word processing, spreadsheets, bid management, online plan rooms, database applications and company communication tools, such as email, the internet, and Microsoft products (e.g., Word, Excel, Office, Outlook).

Preferred Experience

• Three to five years in a Senior Estimator role.
• Tier 1 construction or nationwide general contractor experience, preferred but not required.
• Background in electrical estimating.
• Local Floridacandidate preferred, but not required.