What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Estimator / Project Estimator position at TechStar Group?
Role – Construction Estimator / Project Estimator
Location – Georgetown, KY
Duration – 12 Months
Description:
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop project estimates for building construction, renovation, or improvements of industrial and commercial buildings.
- Project estimates range from simple improvements to existing systems up to design and construction of greenfield sites.
- Perform cost analysis of projects currently proposed or recently completed using conceptual designs or engineered drawings.
- Support other Planning group members with similar project cost estimations.
- Continue development of unit costs from current and historical projects and support estimating software development.
- Work collaboratively with all levels including executive managers, technical experts, and construction managers.
Qualifications:
- 1-10 years of project estimating experience for construction in industrial and/or commercial buildings. (Commercial & renovation experience)
- Technical knowledge of design/building construction engineering and schedule management.
- Ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
- Ability to create budgetary estimates based on a conceptual scope of work with very few drawings available.
- Ability to create bid proposals, utilizing CSI Master Format, based on drawing packages and available models.
- Ability to analyze contractor bids to locate potential scope gaps.
- Ability to analyze completed project data to build historical project data for comparison with conceptual projects in development.
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's or Equivalent, Major in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Mgmt.
Added Bonus:
- Construction Management degree, engineering degree, or equivalent experience and training. Experience with estimating software (ProEst, Acubid, Planswift, RSMeans, etc).
- General understanding of construction safety programs and requirements.
- Intermediate skill level with Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook/Teams, Project), plus working knowledge of AutoCAD / Bluebeam or other drawing and take-off software.