About Vanir

Vanir Construction Management, Inc. has been exceeding client expectations for 41 years. Our progressive growth and quality of service has led Vanir to become consistently ranked among the top construction management firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record. As we continue growing into new areas and markets, our focus is to maintain a team of creative, ambitious, and visionary individuals.

Job Description

The Estimator provides the direction, coordination and participation in preparing estimates from architects, owners, or other entities. Responsible for estimates from design, value engineering, preconstruction and construction stages. Administers estimates for schedules, logistics, resources, procurement, primary/alternative and comparative means, methods and materials. Reviews, collaborates and prepares for estimate services in support of organization and project specific activities to ensure they are meeting time, budget, schedule, cost, and project performance.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepares preliminary and final independent detailed cost estimates of school building projects
• for comparison with designer or contractor for PM/CM to establish negotiating position
• Prepares detailed change order estimates for Owner Authorized Representatives to establish
• negotiating position
• Provides support in price negotiations
• Prepares claim analyses and estimates
• Prepares detailed estimates of construction costs based on drawings, specs and sketches
• Reviews contractor’s claims and proposals for merit and accountability
• Performs related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years full time paid professional experience in construction cost estimating of all divisions for facilities or school building construction projects
• Knowledge of current local construction labor and material costs
• Extensive experience in developing and estimating the scope of work for change orders
• Ability to compare the independent cost estimate with contractor proposal to quickly identify differences
• Ability to develop scope of work based on RFI/RFC answers and estimates the detailed costs of those scopes of work independent of the contractor proposal
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Required Education:
• Graduation from a recognized college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture, Construction Management

How to Apply

If you're interested in working for Vanir Construction Management, Inc., please visit our website to learn more and to apply online at www.vanir.com.

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Persons with medical limitations may, with reasonable accommodations, be capable of performing the duties of this position. Such a determination must be made on an individual basis considering the person's limitations, the requirements of the position, and the company's ability to make reasonable accommodations to the person's limitations.

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