What are the responsibilities and job description for the Civil Construction Estimator position at Actalent?
My client is a well established family owned civil general contractor looking to add an experience Civil Construction Estimator to their team! They are busy and expecting more work throughout 2025. This position would require someone with experience estimating heavy civil and infrastructure projects who's looking for exciting projects and long term growth opportunities. Acceptable software experience would be HCSS Heavy Bid, Bid 2 Win, or any transferable softwares.
Job Description :
- Reviews data to determine labor, equipment, material and subcontractor requirements and prepares itemized lists.
- Read, understand and interpret project plans, specifications and bid documents.
- Required attendance at pre-bid meetings.
- Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness.
- Consults with clients, engineers, vendors, subcontractors and / or other individuals to discuss and formulate estimates and resolve issues.
- Developing a listing of questions on project bid estimates for submission to owner purchasing departments to resolve bid document problems / issues prior to bid.
- Interfaces with other individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates.
- Analyzes completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determines the reason for any discrepancies and adjust bid estimates accordingly.
- Provides improvement recommendations to cost estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs.
- Identifies cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement efforts.
- Execute material take-offs and determine production rates based on project plans, specifications and bid documents as well as historical costs and productions.
Project Types :
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $60.09 - $81.73 / hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following :
Workplace Type
This is a fully onsite position in Somerset,NJ.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Feb 28, 2025.
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Salary : $60 - $82
