Summary
Our client, a highly sought-after multifamily construction company located in Carlsbad, is seeking an experienced Estimator to lead preconstruction efforts for their projects. In this role, you will prepare accurate, competitive cost estimates, conduct value engineering, and support project planning from conceptual design through final construction documents. You will collaborate closely with clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors, ensuring strong relationships and clear communication throughout the preconstruction process.
Duties & Responsibilities
Professionally represent the company and actively support strategic initiatives.
Build and maintain positive, long-term relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors.
Execute company policies, procedures, and embrace a lean, efficient work culture.
Identify, pursue, and support new business opportunities in multifamily construction, including RFPs, proposals, and client interviews.
Take full responsibility for estimating and preconstruction efforts for complex multifamily projects, including conceptual, design, and final construction documents (Design/Build, Guaranteed Maximum Price, and Hard Bid).
Conduct cost analysis, value engineering, and life-cycle costing to ensure project feasibility and profitability.
Prepare and manage bid packages, scopes of work, and subcontractor solicitation, evaluation, and award.
Oversee departmental estimating efforts, ensuring timelines, quality, and accuracy.
Mentor and guide junior estimators through the preconstruction process.
Interface with clients, architects, engineers, and subcontractors to resolve technical issues during design or pre-bid phases.
Participate in subcontract awards with project managers and ensure proper handover to construction teams.
Demonstrate exceptional presentation, negotiation, and communication skills during client RFPs and interviews.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of preconstruction and estimating initiatives.
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures on job sites and office locations.
Qualifications & Requirements
K2 Staffing has been constructed on one of the most solid foundations in the industry, with roughly 40 years of combined business and recruiting knowledge. Through our vast experience, we understand locating and attracting the right talent can be comparable to ascending K2 - difficult, sometimes impossible, and completely savage. With that said, we take a very methodical approach with our process, including a detailed discovery process ultimately leading to a customized plan of action for each of our clients. Our “high-tech, soft-touch” technique produces results that cannot be denied. We have embraced technology to its fullest, which provides us with top-quality candidates to choose from. That, however, does not disclude how important it is to roll up our sleeves and connect with people on a human level, avoiding short-term arrangements, disappointment, and a tremendous waste of time and money for all parties involved.
Whether you are a candidate seeking to locate a company to represent for the long haul, or you are a hiring manager for an organization searching for that 1 in a million, K2 Staffing is here to assist you. Utilizing our “high-tech, soft-touch” approach, we will successfully diagnose the needs and desires of both our clients and candidates, resulting in the perfect connection for years to come.
