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*:

• 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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