Remote Sr. Rebar Estimator / Detailer

Job Description

Location: Remote

Employment: Full-Time

Travel: Periodic travel to project sites and company meetings

Reports To: President / Executive Management

This is a key position within the company. The successful candidate will not simply prepare quantity takeoffs. They will become a technical resource for estimating, project management and operations teams and will help establish the company’s estimating standards, production rates, historical cost database and reinforcing-steel preconstruction process.

The ideal candidate has substantial hands-on experience in the reinforcing-steel industry, preferably with a rebar fabricator, reinforcing contractor, placer, or major concrete contractor.

The individual must be able to independently review structural drawings and specifications, perform reinforcing-steel takeoffs, develop labor and material pricing, understand detailing requirements, identify constructability issues, and provide management with a reliable estimate of the cost and risk associated with a project.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

Rebar Estimating

• Perform complete reinforcing-steel quantity takeoffs from structural drawings and specifications.
• Develop accurate estimates for material, fabrication, detailing, placing labor, equipment, freight and other project costs.
• Establish labor hours and production assumptions based on project-specific conditions.
• Analyze bar sizes, tonnage, congestion, splice requirements, couplers, dowels, embeds and other reinforcing requirements.
• Review plans and specifications for scope gaps, discrepancies and constructability concerns.
• Identify project risks and potential cost exposures before bid submission.
• Prepare conceptual, preliminary and final estimates.
• Assist management in establishing final bid strategy and selling price.
• Solicit and evaluate material, fabrication, freight and subcontractor pricing when required.
• Maintain organized estimate documentation and assumptions.

Rebar Detailing

• Review structural drawings and specifications for detailing requirements.
• Prepare and/or review reinforcing-steel placing drawings and bar lists.
• Coordinate reinforcing steel with structural, architectural and MEP requirements.
• Identify conflicts, congestion and constructability issues before they reach the field.
• Review bar sizes, bends, laps, development lengths, couplers, dowels and construction joints.
• Coordinate RFIs related to reinforcing steel.
• Review shop/placing drawings for accuracy and constructability.
• Coordinate revisions and changes throughout the project.
• Work with project management and field personnel to resolve detailing and constructability issues.

Preconstruction & Operations

• Participate in project turnover from estimating to project management.
• Establish project-specific production and labor assumptions.
• Develop historical cost information for future estimates.
• Compare estimated versus actual production and labor performance.
• Assist project managers with change-order pricing and cost analysis.
• Provide technical support to field supervision when required.
• Participate in preconstruction meetings and project strategy discussions.

Leadership / Department Development

• Establish standardized estimating procedures
• Develop estimating templates, checklists and production-rate databases.
• Help select and implement estimating/detailing software.
• Mentor junior estimators and detailers as the department grows.
• Establish quality-control procedures for takeoffs and placing drawings.
• Eventually assume responsibility for the company's reinforcing-steel estimating/detailing function.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE

The strongest candidates will have:

• 7+ years of reinforcing-steel industry experience , with preference for 10+ years.
• Significant experience estimating reinforcing steel.
• Significant experience detailing reinforcing steel or reviewing placing drawings.
• Experience with large commercial, industrial, wastewater, infrastructure, heavy civil or other concrete-intensive projects.
• Experience estimating projects involving substantial reinforcing-steel tonnage.
• Strong structural drawing and specification reading ability.
• Strong understanding of reinforcing-steel fabrication and field placement.
• Working knowledge of ACI and CRSI requirements and industry practices.
• Experience with AutoCAD, MicroStation, RebarCAD, aSa, Tekla, SDS/2 or comparable software is strongly preferred.
• Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Ability to communicate effectively with project managers, engineers, contractors, vendors and field personnel.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

A formal college degree is not required if the candidate has substantial relevant industry experience.

HIGHLY DESIRED BACKGROUND

Preference will be given to candidates who have worked for:

• Reinforcing-steel fabricators
• Rebar placing contractors
• Rebar detailing companies
• Large concrete contractors
• Heavy civil contractors
• Industrial concrete contractors
• Wastewater treatment construction contractors

Experience with wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, power, data centers, bridges, foundations, tanks or other heavily reinforced concrete structures is particularly valuable.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Within the first 6 months, the successful candidate should be capable of:

1. Independently estimating major reinforcing-steel bids.
2. Reviewing bid documents and identifying major scope and constructability risks.
3. Producing reliable tonnage and labor estimates.
4. Supporting project managers with change-order pricing.
5. Establishing reliable production-rate benchmarks.
6. Developing a historical estimating database.
7. Improving consistency and accuracy throughout the estimating process.
8. Beginning to build and lead a scalable estimating/detailing department.

PERFORMANCE BONUS

Highly competitive annual performance bonus, based on:

• Estimating accuracy
• Gross-margin performance
• Successful project awards
• Department development
• Process improvements
• Project support
• Overall company performance

BENEFITS

We offer a competitive benefits package including:

• Health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Company-provided technology
• Flexible work arrangement
• Professional development
• Opportunity for advancement into department leadership