What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Estimator position at PBI?
Chief Estimator
- Full-Time
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Communicate with Owners, Representatives, Fabricators, General Contractors, Suppliers, and Consultants.
- Coordinate bid preparation requirements.
- Assist in preparing budgets, subcontracts, purchase orders and preliminary project schedules.
- Ensure proper project hand off when project is taken over by construction team.
- Review proposal specifications, drawings, and conditions to determine scope of work.
- Estimate Indirect cost including management, construction equipment and tools.
- Review all proposals internally before being submitted to Owner, Fabricator, and/or General Contractor customers.
- Engage in proposal presentations as necessary.
- Training and mentoring of estimating staff and direct reports
- Maintain strong and positive relationships with operations teams.
- Prepare budget pricing, unit price schedules and lump sum pricing.
REQUIREMENTS
- 10 year's steel construction estimating experience.
- Excellent communication skills with a strong math aptitude.
- Experience in industrial & commercial structural & miscellaneous construction work.
- Able to work with speed and accuracy, consistently meeting deadlines.
- Experience in conceptual estimating and design build.
- Strong business communication and leadership skills, supervisory experience preferred.
- Experience with design models.
- Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architecture or related field preferred.
- Proficient with all Microsoft Office programs.
PBI is an equal opportunity employer.