Position Description: Prepare detailed estimates for the project based on the construction drawings and specifications. Communicate bids and scopes of work.
Reports to: Lead Estimator, Senior Estimator, or Preconstruction Manager
Essential Duties & Responsibilities*: In the areas assigned:
- Prepare detailed estimate including completing quantity take-offs, analysis, estimate input, and studies for items incorporated in assigned scope.
- Prepare and assemble bids and proposals for different contract types (e.g., Lump Sum, Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP), Cost Plus).
- Lead document management for project, including receiving drawings and specifications, providing proper file structure and distribution to stakeholders.
- Serve as liaison with Trade partners, Design team (architects, engineers, consultants) and client; and as point of contact for managing assigned trade partners and distributing information.
- Support constructability reviews through communication with project team, designers, and trade partner market.
- Develop value analysis study including defining more cost-efficient alternatives to proposed scope.
- Gain full comprehension of factors required for comprehensive trade package scope including contract documents, site logistics, schedule, coordination, means and methods.
- Prepare scope requisitions for assigned trades as required; coordinate with project team to identify and eliminate scope gaps and overlaps.
- Prepare comparison analysis to previous estimate for assigned scope.
- Obtain and evaluate trade partner proposals relative to their scope of work, document and organize information into Bid Recording Sheet, and participate in Post Bid Review.
- Manage action items from Post Bid and finalize trade partner scope and make recommendations to Project Lead for bid awards.
- Supervise Assistant Estimators and Estimating Interns as assigned.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
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