What are the responsibilities and job description for the Construction Specialist position at TechStar Group?
Title: Construction Specialist
Location: Georgetown, KY
Remote/On-site/Hybrid: Onsite (Mon-Fri)
Local or non-local: Local candidates’ priority (within 100 miles radius)
Working hours: Standard 7:00 am to 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 12 months with the possibility of extension
Education: Bachelors degree or engineering/architect degree or construction management degree.
Overtime: 25%Travel: Yes
What percentage or how often: 10% (Once a month)
Where will they need to travel: Domestic international.If International, to/from which countries: U.S., Canada and/or Mexico NAMCs and suppliers, as well as foreign travel including Japan, Canada, Mexico.
How soon after the offer will they be required to travel: 3 months
MUST Have: Shoes above ankle
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.
- Position is primarily in Georgetown, KY. Occasional travel may be required
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:
Bachelors 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.2 years estimating projects over $10M USD.
- Completion of AACE estimate classes. Experience producing Class 5/4 conceptual estimates and Class 2 bid-level proposals.
- Certification from PMI, CSI or similar will be helpful.