What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Estimating position at TRS Staffing Solutions?
Overview
Do you consider yourself to be a highly technical, strong communicator with the desire to work in a team environment on complex projects? North Americas Top General Contractor is seeking an Estimating Director to lead the administration and execution of all estimating activities, processes, and deliverables for multiple Business Units (BU) or a single Division.
Who are we?
As a Top-10 ENR Contractor, with 45 offices that has been shaping communities since 1870. Consistently recognized as one of the most reputable construction management firms in the country, we are committed to delivering projects safely and on-time. You will have the opportunity to build schools, labs, hospitals, corporate offices, sports arenas and more!
We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Responsibilities
- Administrates and executes all estimating activities, processes, and deliverables for multiple BUs or a Division
- Manages workload across all business units within the division
- Determines manpower needs and manages hiring process for estimators within the division
- Responsible for the career development and coaching of team members
- Fosters a positive and inclusive work environment to motivate and engage team members
- Interprets and translates the organizational strategy, ensuring team understanding of their role in accomplishing strategic goals
- May be required to assist with tasks typically assigned to more junior positions
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Construction Management
- 20 years relevant experience
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Ability to lead multiple estimating departments across multiple BUs or a division
- Collaborative and able to reconcile estimating assumptions with designers and owners
- Ability to lead the estimating process and deliverable for projects throughout the design phase
- Ability to present estimating deliverables (internally and externally); participates in interviews during the pursuit phase
- Ability to conceptually estimate projects with limited information
- Ability to estimate multiple facility types such as residential high rise, healthcare, interiors, and institutional
- Ability to estimate within multiple delivery methods (CM@R, DB, IPD, etc.)
- Ability to maintain strong working relationships with industry partners (owners, designers, subcontractors, etc.) for the development of estimating deliverables
- Researches and maintains market trends (material, equipment, lead times) relating to estimating efforts
Salary : $250,000 - $300,000