Estimator

Job Description

Job Description

Description:

Do you want to work for an established company that offers professional growth opportunities and employee benefits that matter?

Look no further than Brodson Construction, Inc., a dynamic mid-sized construction company specializing in building quality commercial projects since 1989.

Brodson Construction is looking for an Estimator with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in construction. We’re searching for an individual with a great attitude and robust skillset to join our team of like-minded professionals. This person will be responsible for preparing cost estimates for commercial projects based on construction plans, job specifications, and industry knowledge.

Construction Estimators analyze plans and specifications to generate detailed scopes of work for translating into estimates. As an Estimator, you will work closely with the Director of Operations and Project Executive to produce timely, accurate proposals.

Salary is commensurate with job experience.

Essential Duties:

• Analyze drawings and specifications, material use and selections, the scope of work, and perform quantity take-offs.
• Create job-specific subcontractor and vendor lists, distribute plans and scopes sheets to obtain competitive pricing, communicate with subcontractors and vendors to obtain complete bids within required timeframes.
• Combine all material, production, shipping, and other associated costs to calculate a final proposed bid price for the customer.
• Communicate thoroughly with customers regarding RFI’s and clarifications.
• Upon bid acceptance, attend required handoff meetings to ensure efficient and complete transfer of information.
• Review offers and quotes by vendors according to requirements to determine the most beneficial alternative.
• Build relationships with key vendors (subcontractors, suppliers, engineers etc.)
• Other responsibilities and duties may be assigned.
• Compute costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements
• Prepare work to be estimated by gather proposals, blueprints, specifications, and related documents
• Resolve discrepancies by collecting and analyzing information
• Present prepared estimates by assembling and displaying numerical and descriptive information
• Prepare special reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends
• Perform conceptual, schematic, and design development budgets
• Review plans for consistency and accuracy
• Manage all levels of take-offs while applying unit prices
• Collaborate with others on the preconstruction team to successfully bid jobs
• Develop into a leader within the estimating team
• Client/Architect Interaction
• This position requires typing, answering phones, sitting for extended periods of time, lifting items up to 10 lbs.
• Software: Microsoft Office, Bluebeam, Adobe, Planswift, and Building Connected
• Other duties as assigned

Employee Benefits:

• Sick days
• Paid time off
• 401K plan with company match
• Group medical, dental, and vision insurance
• GAP hospital insurance, short-term disability, and other elective benefits
• 12 paid company holidays
• Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave of absence
• Paid childbirth leave

NO RECRUITERS

No phone calls or drop ins, please.

Brodson Construction is a Drug-Free Workplace. All candidates selected for employment will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test as a condition of hire.  

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or Related Field is Preferable
• 3+ Years of Estimating Experience
• Commercial/GC experience is desired, especially with high-end restaurant, retail, and commercial offices
• Proven experience bidding on projects $2M+
• English fluency (reading, writing, and verbal communication)
• Collaboration Skills
• Customer/Client Focus
• Decision Making
• Leadership
• Communication Proficiency
• Ethical Conduct
• Problem Solving
• Thoroughness
• Time Management