What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at NDSS LLC?
- Reviews RFPs, prepares detailed cost estimates and ROMs for commercial and multi-family construction projects, including scaling of quantities, schedule of items, calculation of quantities, pricing, and preliminaries.
- Develops the basis of estimate at a level of detail appropriate to the size and complexity of the project.
- Coordinates estimate reviews with the appropriate project team members including but not limited to Business Development, Project Management, and Operations.
- Evaluates and recommends all allowance categories, including design allowance, construction allowance, escalation, and contingency as required to represent the final budget of the project.
- Tracks historical costs with appropriate benchmarking data to support future project estimates and funding requests.
- Analyzes quotes and makes comparisons from sub-contractors and suppliers.
- Develops and maintains standard material and labor units.
- Evaluate feasibility of multiple options in the planning phase on the project.
- Provide and present estimates of costs and pricing of varied types of construction methods and projects to various audiences.
- Actively solicit and encourage subcontractors and suppliers to price our work competitively.
- Obtain confirmation of sub-contractor/supplier quotations
- Identify opportunities for value engineering and cost-saving measures without compromising quality.
- Ability to read, interpret, perform take-offs, and evaluate drawings and specs.
- Knowledge of construction processes, sequencing, scheduling durations, codes.
- Excellent verbal, written, negotiation, conflict resolution, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to work independently as a team member with minimal supervision.
- Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Must be able to multi-task on multiple projects concurrently.
- Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred.
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, or related field experience.
- 3 years full-time commercial and/or multi-family construction estimating for project $1M - $20M.
- 5 years negotiating pricing, scopes, materials, etc.
- Exceptional Microsoft Office Suite skills, especially Excel.
- Bluebeam experience preferred.
- Exceptional math and computational skills.
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