Position Description: Prepare detailed estimates for the project based on the design documents, narratives, and specifications, focusing on the Mechanical/Plumbing/Fire Protection trades.
Reports to: Preconstruction Manager / MEP Manager
Essential Duties & Responsibilities*:
Specifically relating to the mechanical systems:
- Communicate mechanical estimate and scopes of work to Turner staff, architects, engineers, and owners.
- Prepare quantity take-offs, analysis, estimates, and studies for Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection items incorporated in scope from conceptual design through completed construction documents. Preliminary design work may be required to complete conceptual estimates.
- Analyze existing site conditions and contract documents (e.g., plans, specifications ) to determine required scope not already indicated.
- Develop working relationships with local material suppliers and equipment vendors to solicit accurate and current pricing of plumbing fixtures, HVAC equipment, piping and sheet metal material, and other material pricing.
- Develop working relationships with local Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection trade partners to build and maintain list of qualified bidders for projects.
- Perform constructability analysis of project documents. Communicate design and constructability issues to project team per project contract.
- Provide first costs analysis and participate in life cycle analysis with Design team.
- Properly address General Conditions and General Requirements (GC/GR) items in estimate including, but not limited to, items such as temporary heating/cooling, including estimating of natural gas consumption during construction.
- Coordinate equipment pricing with SourceBlue for Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection estimates.
- Develop value analysis to define more cost-efficient alternatives to the proposed Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems, materials and equipment.
- Serve as liaison with engineers, design consultants, trade partners, Turner staff, and owner’s representatives to resolve Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection issues related to the project preconstruction efforts.
- Prepare estimates and proposals for various contract types including lump sum, GMP, and Cost Plus.
- Participate in estimate reviews with Design team and client.
- Participate in project hand-off and conduct proper transfer of knowledge from Preconstruction to Operations.
- Participate in authoring scope requisitions for bidding and/or procurement of Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection systems; coordinate with fellow estimators to eliminate scope gaps and overlaps.
- Evaluate subcontractor proposals relative to their scope of work; determine scope coverage and manage risk of scope gaps.
- Assist project staff in evaluating large change orders.
- Gather and analyze Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection bid data for projects using Turner system breakdown sheets. Maintain historical cost database of data.
- Utilize quantification and cost estimating tools and/or software in use by local business unit.
- May supervise Assistant MEP Estimators, Estimating Assistants, and/or Interns.
- Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.
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