Estimator

Job Title: Estimator

Location: Georgetown, KY 40324

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Shift Timings: Mon - Fri (7:00 am to 4:00 pm EST)

Pay Rate: $56.02-$56.02/HR

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

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 (<1x/month).

Requirements:

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.r
• 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.

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.