Commercial Construction Estimator Job Description

Commercial Construction Estimator Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Commercial Construction Estimator to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining Plan Room bid board, documents and website bid board;
  • As needed, writing Scope of Work for subcontractors and overall estimate;
  • Participating in transfer of data from the Estimating department to Accounting;
  • Developing a detailed estimate template customized for each bid and performing take-offs and in-house pricing as required to assist with estimates;
  • Reviewing subcontractor bids and determining if the bid is subject to special exclusions or reservations;
  • Identifying and documenting qualifications and clarifications required for each bid;
  • Developing and maintaining a Call Sheet for each bid and developing a Bid Invitation to be used for direct solicitation of bids;
  • Write and submit RFI’s to the Engineer/Architect, etc. Distribute All RFI responses to the appropriate parties;
  • Generate trade specific bid packages and distribute them to vendors and subcontractors;
  • Managing multiple projects at once;
  • Solicitation and coordination of sub-contractors while building relationships;
  • Determine scopes of work / trade for initial estimates or when generating change orders;
  • Analyzing bids for initial estimates or when generating change orders;
  • Attending pre-bid, bid opening, pre-construction and coordination meetings as needed;
  • Expertise in reading and preparing quantity take-off and scoping construction documents along with good computer skills.

Requirements:

  • Degree in construction related field – recommended but not required;
  • Strongly recommend having a varied/broad industry background;
  • Must be able to relocate if needed;
  • Must have good writing, communication, and presentation skills;
  • B.S. Degree or higher in Engineering, Construction Management or similar applicable discipline is preferred;
  • Ability to write, modify and collaborate on specific scopes of work;
  • Experience estimating MEP systems preferred;
  • Experience managing buyout process with success;
  • Must have working knowledge of the subcontractor market in the Baltimore area;
  • Experience handling multiple jobs / estimates at one time;
  • Experience with Sage (Timberline) Estimating Extended software and PlanSwift take-off software;
  • 7 years minimum of experience estimating for commercial and institutional construction projects between $2M – $50M;
  • SmartBid or similar software experience is a plus.