The Chief Estimators duties include but are not limited to: · Responsible for the organization of the estimating department to assure that proper procedures are in place to allow a smooth estimating and bidding process. · Managing the estimating staff including work assignments, continuing education and performance and wage reviews. · Reviewing project opportunities and assisting management in making strategic decisions on the pursuit of bids and proposals. · Guiding staff and reviewing construction documents, potentially visiting project sites and preparing accurate quantity takeoffs for estimates. · Guiding staff and preparing scope sheets for self-performed as well as subcontracted work. · Guiding staff and submitting Requests for Information (RFI’s) in a timely manner to design and construction teams during bidding and occasionally during construction. · Sourcing soliciting and qualifying subcontractor and material suppliers and developing and maintaining a database of these experience in subcontractors suppliers for various trades and scopes of work. · Guiding staff and assisting the Bid Coordinator in the preparation of proposals as needed; supplying sub-contractor information, quantities, product data, or other information as required by specifications for the bid proposal submittal. · Providing value engineering options for bid proposals and active jobs. · Assisting in scope review during estimating and contract negotiation processes. · Guiding staff and working with Project Management team to assist in the material buy-out and preparation of subcontractor work orders for awarded jobs. · Guiding staff and assisting Project Managers and Contract Administrator with preparing the Schedule of Values, submittals, and accounting system budgets for awarded projects. · Preparing thorough documentation for project hand-off to Project Managers/Operations Department on awarded/contracted jobs. · Assist the Project Management team in accurately pricing requested/necessary change orders on awarded projects throughout project construction. · Assisting in the evaluation of bid vs performed costs and in the preparation and review of historical cost data as feedback for future estimating. · Helping develop and manage relationships with key subcontractors, vendors and suppliers.