Job Description

• Manage budgets, estimates, and pre-bid packages for construction projects.
• Identify, track and implement value engineering opportunities and proactively guide the design so as to optimize cost for value.
• Review project documents and identify potential conflicts and constructability questions.
• Prepare material takeoffs and pricing at each phase of design development, and track variance reports at each phase.
• Assist with preparing detailed instructions to bidders and comprehensive bid packages and subcontractor bid forms.
• Generate subcontractor bidder lists and interest in the project to ensure all scopes of work are covered on bid day.
• Ensure proper bidder coverage and proper scope is included during the bidding phase
• Perform for scope reviews, negotiations and prepare each subcontractor for final contract.
• Conduct and collaborate with the team for final award of subcontractors and turnover of the final budget to the construction team
• Review the general contract budget with all project costs including subcontractor bids, material costs, equipment costs, general conditions and overhead and profit margins.
• Identify project opportunities and risks.
• Prepare and participate in the preparation and presentation of cost/budget information to senior management.
• Generate, monitor, and enforce preconstruction schedules to ensure proper buyout, and construction starts.

• Maintain subcontractor database and relationships
• Review, extrapolate and track historical unit costs from completed bids
• Other duties as assigned.  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Management, Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent education and experience required.
• Minimum 3-5 years previous experience construction estimating field
• Experience writing and negotiating subcontracts
• Demonstrated experience in base development, capital improvements, real estate, and construction projects.
• Knowledge and understanding of real estate development and construction, preferably with a general contractor.
• Strong capacity for research and problem solving.
• Ability to complete estimates within tight deadlines, while working on multi projects simultaneously
• Ability to read, interprets, and evaluates drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge and understanding of unit costs and the factors that affect construction costs.
• Ability to adjust plans and schedule to respond to project conditions, crisis situations and to withstand pressure attributable to meeting the changing needs of company executives.
• Strong computer skills including the ability to use estimating software (Sage/Timberline), on screen takeoff software, spreadsheets, bid management and communication tools, such as email and the internet.
• Experience and demonstrated with MS Word and MS Excel.
• Ability to process computer data to format and generate reports.
• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally both verbally and in writing. Understanding of construction means, methods and sequences.