Estimator

at  Turner Construction Company

Prepare detailed estimates for the project based on the construction drawings and specifications. Communicate bids and scopes of work.
Reports to: Self-Performed Operations Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare detailed estimate including completing quantity take-offs, analysis, estimate input, and studies for items incorporated in assigned scope.
• Prepare and assemble bids and proposals for different contract types (e.g., Lump Sum, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), Cost Plus).
• Lead document management for project, including receiving drawings and specifications, providing proper file structure and distribution to stakeholders.
• Serve as liaison with Trade partners, Turner Project Team, Design team (architects, engineers, consultants) and client; and as point of contact for managing assigned trade partners and distributing information.
• Support constructability reviews through communication with project team, designers, and trade partner market.
• Develop value analysis study including defining more cost-efficient alternatives to proposed scope.
• Gain full comprehension of factors required for comprehensive trade package scope including contract documents, site logistics, schedule, coordination, means and methods.
• Prepare scope requisitions for assigned trades as required; coordinate with project team to identify and eliminate scope gaps and overlaps.
• Perform in house quantity take-offs for self perform scopes of work
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimate for assigned scope including reviewing previously completed self-perform scopes of works for updated production metrics
• Obtain and evaluate trade partner proposals relative to their scope of work, document and organize information into Bid recording Sheet, and participate in Post Bid Review.
• Manage action items from Post Bid and finalize trade partner scope and make recommendations to Project Lead for bid awards.
• Supervise Assistant Estimators and Estimating Interns as assigned.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

The salary range for this position is estimated to be 0.00 - 0.00 annualized.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 2-3 years of related experience, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
• Building construction, materials, systems, market conditions, trade practices knowledge
• Ability to read, understand and interpret contract documents, drawings, specifications, scopes of work and project schedule
• Knowledge of estimating documents and ability to provide accurate qualitative and quantitative analysis of documents
• Conceptual ability, able to work with minimum information and quickly develop understanding of owner/architect requirements
• Project management of competing demands, and meet established deadlines
• Familiar with operating procedures and methods of other departments – Procurement, Operations
• Professional verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient computer skills and Microsoft Office suite of applications, and familiar with estimating software
• Limited travel

• Prepare detailed estimate including completing quantity take-offs, analysis, estimate input, and studies for items incorporated in assigned scope.
• Prepare and assemble bids and proposals for different contract types (e.g., Lump Sum, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), Cost Plus).
• Lead document management for project, including receiving drawings and specifications, providing proper file structure and distribution to stakeholders.
• Serve as liaison with Trade partners, Turner Project Team, Design team (architects, engineers, consultants) and client; and as point of contact for managing assigned trade partners and distributing information.
• Support constructability reviews through communication with project team, designers, and trade partner market.
• Develop value analysis study including defining more cost-efficient alternatives to proposed scope.
• Gain full comprehension of factors required for comprehensive trade package scope including contract documents, site logistics, schedule, coordination, means and methods.
• Prepare scope requisitions for assigned trades as required; coordinate with project team to identify and eliminate scope gaps and overlaps.
• Perform in house quantity take-offs for self perform scopes of work
• Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimate for assigned scope including reviewing previously completed self-perform scopes of works for updated production metrics
• Obtain and evaluate trade partner proposals relative to their scope of work, document and organize information into Bid recording Sheet, and participate in Post Bid Review.
• Manage action items from Post Bid and finalize trade partner scope and make recommendations to Project Lead for bid awards.
• Supervise Assistant Estimators and Estimating Interns as assigned.
• Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned