🌟 Join Our Team as a Senior Construction Estimator at McKenzie Construction! 🌟

At McKenzie Construction, we don't just build spaces; we craft experiences that enhance lives. As a leading construction firm in Miami, FL, our goal is to create outstandingly designed and constructed spaces with a deeply passionate team. Honored as recipients of "Best Places To Work" and "Coolest Office" by the South Florida Business Journal, we take great pride in our family-oriented and friendly culture.

If you have a strong background in project estimation using Excel & Procore and have at least 5 years of experience in the Miami-Dade/Broward area, we invite you to join our team!

Position: Senior Construction Estimator

Our Purpose: "Our purpose is to create beautiful spaces and products that improve the lives of those who inhabit and utilize them."

Our Core Values:

🔍 The More You Know: We're driven by curiosity and innovation.

👥 It Takes A Village: Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.

💖 We Live For This Stuff: Passion fuels our dedication to our purpose.

🔍 The Beauty Is In The Details: We pay meticulous attention to every aspect of our projects.

🧘‍♂️ OHMMMMMMM: We believe in positive thinking and a healthy lifestyle.

Your Role: As a Senior Construction Estimator, you'll be a vital part of our team, ensuring our projects are accurately estimated and competitively priced. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the preconstruction process and team, reviewing project documentation, and establishing relationships with stakeholders.
• Presenting budgets and proposals, strategizing opportunity assignments, and creating project schedules.
• Overseeing subcontractor proposals, resolving design conflicts, and leading project transfer meetings.
• Developing new business opportunities, conducting employee evaluations, participating in business development, and training estimating staff.
• Collecting key construction documents and analyzing blueprints to generate detailed scopes of work and estimates.
• Collaborating with leadership to identify business development opportunities, build strategic initiatives, and recommend workflow process improvements.
• Developing tailored lists of subcontractors and vendors, distributing plans and scope documents to secure competitive pricing, and communicating with them to obtain comprehensive bids within set timelines.
• Consolidating all costs, including materials, production, and shipping, to determine the final proposed bid price for clients.
• Maintaining thorough communication with customers regarding Requests for Information (RFIs) and clarifications.
• Attending necessary handoff meetings upon bid acceptance to ensure efficient information transfer.
• Reviewing vendor offers and quotes to identify the most advantageous options.
• Cultivating relationships with key vendors (subcontractors, suppliers, engineers, etc.).
• Managing paperwork for the submittal process, including reviewing architectural drawings, drafting shop drawings, resolving layout conflicts through the RFI process, coordinating appliances/equipment, and handling mockup samples.

Who We Are Looking For:

• You have at least 5 years of project estimation experience with a bachelor’s degree in construction management.
• You are knowledgeable about general construction products, systems, services, and procedures.
• You are a natural leader and enjoy inspiring and motivating others to perform at their best.
• You have an appetite for learning and are keen on turning feedback into action and continuous self-improvement.
• You are very organized and able to handle multiple projects at once while meeting deadlines.
• You are committed to a high standard of integrity and work ethic, ensuring work is done correctly and at a top level of quality.
• You have a great attitude about doing whatever it takes to get the job done, covering the details, supporting the team, and keeping everything running smoothly.
• You take responsibility and accept ownership of your actions.
• You are highly collaborative, always working to get results, and have exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

On Our Team, You’ll Enjoy:

• Competitive compensation, including a performance bonus.
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401k program.
• Paid time off and cell phone reimbursement....and so much more!

Are you getting excited yet?! APPLY NOW for immediate consideration – we can’t wait to speak with you!

Join us at McKenzie Construction and help us create beautiful spaces that improve lives.