Senior Estimator

Role Description

Are you looking for a highly rewarding opportunity that provides extensive career growth opportunity? Next 150 Construction, is seeking a Senior Estimator. As a Senior Estimator, you will serve as lead estimator for an entire project in coordination with Senior Estimating Manager. Acts as subject matter expert on large complex projects.

• This position can be located near any U.S. based Gilbane office.

Responsibilities

• Leads the estimating deliverable for an entire project coordinated with the Senior Estimating Manager, preconstruction lead, operations team, and Business Development (BD) staff.
• Coordinates the development of the Site Services general costs with the operations team, Senior Estimating Manager, and preconstruction lead.
• Develops self by training under Senior Estimating Manager/Estimating Manager for conceptual cost estimates and budgets.
• Reviews and understands all project plans, requirements, and specifications.
• Coaches and mentors a team of estimators to develop large, multi-disciplinary estimates.
• Develops and recommends appropriate contingency and allowance values with each estimating deliverable.
• Determines labor and equipment costs.
• Reviews and understands all bid documents while assessing project risks.
• Understands project logistics and project schedule for complete alignment with the estimate.
• Assists the operations team in the development of bid packages.
• Attends scope review meetings as required to assist the operations and purchasing teams.
• Connects with clients, ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Develops accurate cost models within Gilbane’s costing software.
• Tracks and reports on current material and labor prices, including escalation.
• Determines lead times for equipment and materials.
• Develops meaningful Value Management contributions to reduce price and increase value.
• Collaborates with the Owner and design team to reconcile cost estimates.
• Identifies escalation factors in marketplace for specific materials and labor rates.
• Develops sound conceptual pricing assumptions with sound documentation for the basis of the estimate.
• Substantiates all aspects of final estimates.
• Engages and participates in external communication including interviews and presentation of estimating deliverables.
• Coaches and mentors less experienced team members.
• Supports a positive and inclusive work environment.
• May be required to assist with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 5-10+ years relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to lead the estimating process and deliverable for projects throughout the design phase.
• Extensive knowledge of On-Screen Take-off, Destini, and Site work software tools for take-offs.
• Ability to present estimating deliverables (internally and externally) and participates in interviews during the pursuit phase.
• Ability to conceptually estimate projects with limited information.
• Ability to estimate multiple facility types such as residential high rise, healthcare, interiors and institutional.
• Ability to estimate within multiple delivery methods.
• Ability to maintain healthy working relationships with industry partners (Owners, designers, subcontractors, etc.).

Requirements

• Salary to be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience of the applicant.
• For Indiana, this ranges from $100,000.00-$160,000.00 plus benefits and retirement program.
• Gilbane offers an excellent total compensation package which includes competitive health and welfare benefits and a generous profit-sharing/401k plan.
• Qualified applicants who are offered a position must pass a pre-employment substance abuse test.

Benefits

• Multi-dimensional training opportunities through several resources for those that are early in their career.
• Award-winning Learning & Development department, Gilbane University, offers a variety of in-person and webinar-based trainings.