What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Estimator position at Hays?
Hays is working with a world class family owned civil general contractor who is hiring for a Mechanical Estimator. They work on projects in the following sectors; civil infrastructure, oil & gas, mechanical, and industrial. On top of the leading salary and excellent benefits, this company cares about it's community and their team. They are offering over range of $100,000 - $130,000 salary with 90% medical premiums covered with excellent health/vision/dental plans, 401k, bonus, and career growth opportunities. Below are the responsibilities and qualifications of the role.
Core Responsibilities:
- Create bid invites and send out to chosen subcontractor lists.
- Follow-up with subs and vendors, including by phone.
- Review plans, specifications RFI’s, schedules, and other documents to understand a project’s requirements.
- Document management.
- Perform takeoffs using OST (onscreen takeoff).
- Populate estimate in Quotesoft and HeavyBid.
- Create scope sheets for vendors and subs.
- Review scopes in meetings with subcontractors, design teams, and clients.
- Evaluate pricing and scope to produce a complete scope and purchase.
- Complete Estimate Files for pricing lump sum work.
- Extrapolate QTO and pricing for simple schematic or conceptual pricing.
- Coordinate meetings during the estimating process.
- Gain additional experience with mechanical trades and / or Subject Matter Expert (SME) trades.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in either mechanical engineering, construction management, architecture or an equivalent combinations of technical training and/or equivalent experience
- Demonstrate knowledge of the regional construction market and a keen understanding of costs and pricing
- Ability to work successfully in a team environment
- Must be detail-oriented, organized, flexible, and able to effectively multitask while working in a fast-paced environment
- Must have excellent time management and prioritization skills
- If the employee does not currently have OSHA 10 safety training, they will be required to acquire it.
- English Fluency
- Excel fluency
Salary : $100,000 - $130,000