Moss & Associates is Hiring a Solar Estimating/Preconstruction Manager Near Fort Lauderdale, FL
Company OverviewMoss is a national privately held construction firm providing innovative solutions resulting in award-winning projects. With regional offices across the United States, Moss focuses on construction management, solar EPC, and design-build. The company’s diverse portfolio encompasses a wide range of sectors, including luxury high-rise residential, landmark mixed-use developments, hospitality, K-12 and higher education, justice, solar energy and battery storage, and sports. Moss is ranked by Engineering News-Record as the nation’s top solar contractor and one of the top 50 general contractors. Moss prides itself on a strong entrepreneurial culture that honors safety, quality, client engagement, and employee development. Its employees consistently rank Moss as one of the best places to work. POSITION SCOPE AND ORGANIZATIONAL IMPACTMoss’ Solar Senior Estimating/Preconstruction Manager provides pre-construction and operations support to the Solar Division in the execution of large solar utility scale projects. Essential Job Duties And Responsibilities
Manages the estimating process for the design build, conceptual/schematic and various stages of progress construction drawings thru final contract pricing for the solar industry
Produce estimate summaries indicating project costs and margin potential, while making it easy to convert to both Owner's bid forms and Moss' internal budget sheet
Prepare and track estimates as the design drawings progress, including, value-engineering analysis
Follow estimating workflow charts established with estimators, including checkpoints with Estimator-Doers (i.e., mid-bid process, etc.)
Establish and maintain good business relationships with trade contractors and vendors to assure the support and interest on the construction of solar projects
Provide support to the early-stage project management, engineering, and operations team
Communicate and interact effective with the project owner, design consultants and Moss staff meet the project goals
Provide a high-level summary to the Leadership Team of all bids at the time of submission or by the following morning
Perform other duties as assigned
Education And Work Experience
Bachelor's degree in construction management, civil engineering, electrical engineering, or related discipline
Minimum 4 years’ experience estimating or project management in the solar utility scale industry
Strong computer skills are a necessity, such as MS Office / Excel / PowerPoint / Word, including familiarity with construction project management applications and estimating software
Experience with HCSS Heavy Bid, Accubid, MS Project, Primavera, AGTEK and BlueBeam, InSite Software is an advantage
Strong Estimating and Project Scheduling background
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and are required to interface directly with owners' representatives, the A/E team, building departments and other team members
Ability to read, interpret and understand plans proficiently is a requirement
Ability to read specifications and understand the subject matter
Ability to perform accurate quantity survey take-off
Leadership skills, experience with managing large teams of estimators or project engineers
Open to relocate to South Florida
JOB TITLE: SOLAR SENIOR ESTIMATING/PRECONSTRUCTION MANAGER JOB LOCATION: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL CLASSIFICATION: FULL TIME – EXEMPT – SALARIED REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF ESTIMATING Moss is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.