Website Worldwide Recruitment Solutions
SUMMARY
Analyze plans, specifications, proposals, and other documentation to prepare time, cost, and labor estimates for products, projects, or services.
TYPICAL DAILY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (including but not limited to) Safety & Risk Management
• Bid projects with a safety-first mindset.
• Abide by the Company’s Fleet Driving Policy. Bid Management
• Track potential projects to bid; orders plans.
• Review proposal specifications, drawings, and attend pre-bid meetings to determine scope of work and prepare appropriate questions for owner clarification of proposal issues.
• Assist in preparing and coordinating plan deposits, bid bonds, and bid proposals.
• Plan bid strategy that meets Owner DBE/MBE/WBE requirements.
• Analyze pre-bid project activities for government regulatory compliance like, OSHA, NC DENR, etc.
• Prepare and assemble detailed estimates through takeoffs and specifications reviews for accurate proposals.
•Generates subcontractors’ scopes of work.
• Call in necessary locates for review of existing utilities before bid.
• Coordinates any necessary exploratory digging.
• Complete post bid review.
• Lead hand-off meeting providing project and field management. Document Control
• Assemble crew sheets with the proper labor, equipment, and production.
• Prepares subcontractors and suppliers lists.
• Develops a schedule to complete the project on time and under budget.
• Create, update, and manage the project schedule with General and Site Superintendents.
• Confers with project team (including Subcontractors) to outline work plan and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Monitor and ensure quality control on the project.
• Participate in regular owner, subcontractor, and engineer meetings.
• Develop subcontractor and purchase order scopes.
• Complete project close-out. Leadership
• Anticipate and solve problems with a positive mindset and focus on solutions.
• Hold yourself to uncompromising standards, personally and professionally. • Coach, mentor, and train all jobsite personnel.
•Consistently build strong positive relationships with vendors, field, and project management.
• Give ongoing feedback to other estimators.
EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent
• Underground utilities experience with pipes – water, sewer, and storm drain
• Strong working knowledge of Outlook, Excel, Word, etc
• Strong communication and people skills
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and safe driving record
• Ability to prepare a scope of work
• Experience with pricing, purchasing, negotiating, and preparing purchase orders for materials and equipment ‘
•Experience reading and understanding drawings
• Detail-oriented
• Experienced in planning, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills
• Safe work or No work mindset; fully committed to safety and jobsite standards, policies, and processes
