Lead Estimator

Description

The Director of Estimating oversees the daily operations of the Estimating Department and is responsible for accurately projecting execution costs, including materials, labor, and program management requirements. This role focuses on mitigating risk, ensuring timely and accurate proposal submissions, and managing the department’s workload and schedule.

The Director of Estimating also plays a key role in developing processes, improving estimating systems, and mentoring team members to drive continuous improvement and high performance.

• Lead and execute the estimating efforts for the organization that align with Company objectives.
• Identify risks and opportunities related to Company’s pricing strategy and proactively propose solutions that support Company objectives.
• Analyze the impact of decisions/changes for bid submittals. Apply key learnings to future bids. Train team members on key learnings
• Analyze complex projects, dividing work categories into functional stages upon which several estimators/teams may be assigned to contribute resources.
• Report to company leadership team progress, weekly workload and key performance indicators.
• Develop systems and process to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the estimating team and processes.
• Continually develop and maintain relationships with vendor base indirectly via operations team/vendor services and directly via applications such as Building Connected
• Manage team members to work, communicate, present, and negotiate directly with sub-contractors, construction managers, architects, engineers.
• Lead the estimating team and/or work independently to create comprehensive proposals to both simple and complex client opportunities. Including by not limited to program management plan, Q&A responses, identification of project concerns, bid document submittals, etc.
• Lead the estimating team to high level of performance while operating a deadline driven environment.
• Train all estimating team members on industry best practices and company specific best practices. Create an environment of continual learning and applying real time industry information.
• Create and maintain a system where team members coach, evaluate and approve peers and subordinates’ bids prior to submission to improve accuracy and mitigate risk.
• Supervise others and/or directly prepare detailed quantity take-offs (quantity), develop assumed specifications (quality), and assign market accurate cost factors in preparing accurate estimates for projects.
• Supervise others and/or directly receive and evaluate subcontractor quotes for applicable scopes and alignment with Contractor bid documents. Qualify vendor proposals to ascertain scope duplication and/or omissions/exclusions.
• Supervise others and/or directly draft/negotiate written Subcontractor Scopes of Work to establish clear expectations with Subcontracted entity and help avoid omissions.
• Partner with Operations to collect and analyze execution data and feedback and apply key learnings to future bid opportunities.
• Utilize Time Management and Organizational skills to service multiple projects and priorities during the course of a business day.
• Actively participate in internal and external pre-bid reviews, post-bid reviews, internal turnover meetings, after action review meeting, quarterly business meetings.
• Performs other responsibilities as necessary.
  
  

Requirements

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE and TRAINING:

Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university preferred or equivalent experience/training.

At least six (6) years’ experience estimating commercial, retail, multi-family projects ranging in various sizes, during which the candidate was involved in both estimating and purchasing activities.

Wide general knowledge base, networking and recent interaction with sub-tier vendors, public authorities, and utilities in the region.

Must possess strong leadership qualities and organizational skills.

Must possess strong time management skills.

Must possess a strong sense of urgency.

Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable presenting.

Must be comfortable in an ever-changing environment.

Self-motivated, reliable and attention to detail is a must.

Computer Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and applicable software systems.

Proficient with construction estimating, construction document take-off and bidding software systems.

Proficient with project management software applications.

Required Competencies

Business Insight – Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organizations’ goals.

Strategic Mindset – Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.

Collaborates – Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Manages Ambiguity – Operating effectively, even when things are not certain, or the way forward is not clear.