Senior Estimator - Award-Winning Multi-sector General Contractor

As a licensed general contractor providing full-service preconstruction, general contracting, and construction management services throughout Northern California, we are a group of committed construction professionals whose purpose is to build a lasting legacy of great buildings and even greater relationships. From humble roots here in the Sacramento area, we've grown to become widely recognized as the best construction value in the area by way of our talented employees and proven best practices. As a 17 time Top 10 finalist for the "Best Place to Work" in Sacramento and a 9-time winner of the award, we pride ourselves on our tight-knit family feel where we champion careers and offer all the tools and resources for our employees to reach their entrepreneurial dreams. Now, with multiple offices throughout the Northern California region and a diversified approach across 14 different market sectors, we look to continue adding more talented individuals to our team who are looking for that "next level" position.

Responsibilities:

• Performs quantity take-offs.
• Assists in the pricing and bidding of construction projects.
• Develops and documents logical assumptions during conceptual estimating activities and applies these assumptions to takeoff tasks.
• Communicates with architects and consultants to clarify scope of work, materials, and schedule requirements, and documents these clarifications.
• Conducts reviews of milestone documents for the development and pricing of value alternative opportunities.
• Actively participates in the internal estimate review process.
• Assists with final assembly of estimate for presentation to owner.
• After the bid, collects and organizes all bid information for future reference.
• Aids field operations with change order pricing if needed.
• Directs, coordinates and provides information and documents to subcontractors.
• Prepares contractual exhibits for scope of work for subcontracts.
• Participates in hard bid/estimating and GMP budgeting activities by soliciting subcontractor support and evaluating bids.
• Builds relationships with subcontractors to obtain a competitive advantage for the company.
• Attends industry events and represents the company to the industry in a professional capacity.
• Builds and maintains relationships with internal company clients.
• Keeps current with latest estimating technology and techniques.
• Demonstrates basic conceptual estimating skills by interpolating data.
• Questions designs and assumptions and presents ideas to manager on the project.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or a related field of study
• 5+ years of estimating experience at a General Contractor working on large-scale ($20+ MIL) commercial projects
• Previous estimating experience with negotiated bids, hard bids, and CMP process
• Working knowledge of construction costs and principles
• Ability to read and understand specifications and drawings
• Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite, estimating software (Timberline or similar), and scheduling software (Primavera or similar).