Entry-Level Estimator (Mechanical/Industrial Piping)

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Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with more than 1,200 employees and nearing $2B in revenue, Alberici is a diversified construction company that partners with leading organizations throughout North America to build their most challenging and important projects. Since our founding in 1918, Alberici earned a reputation for executing with quality, safety and trust. Combined with our 100 years of experience, we provide construction solutions to the automotive, commercial, civil, energy, food & beverage, healthcare, heavy industrial, industrial process, and water industries. We build the critical structures that improve lives and strengthen communities. Our mission is simple — and our approach to delivering on it is equally straightforward. We are as open and honest with our employees and partners as we are with our clients. We are here to work together to do the best work possible to bring this mission to life. When it comes to our team, Alberici employees are built differently. We seek the best and brightest and are committed to investing in our people and providing the training and resources they need to learn, grow, and advance. Are you Built for the Challenge? Our Values :

• Working Safely
• Valuing Diversity
• Serving Humbly
• Executing with Integrity
• Solving Creatively
• Engaging Fully What We Offer :
• Profit-sharing plan, cash bonus programs and annual cost-of-living adjustments
• Generous salary increases and per diems for qualified out-of-town assignments
• Health, dental and vision insurance eligibility on day one
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education reimbursement
• Personalized career development and training programs
• Minimum of 29 days of PTO (including holidays) for entry-level roles
• Fitness center for St. Louis office-based team members
• Gym membership reimbursement for project-based team members
• Corporate office cafeteria access
• Employee Resource Group (ERG) opportunities
• Philanthropy opportunities POSITION SUMMARY The entry-level Mechanical / Industrial Piping Estimator will be tasked primarily with the preparation of discipline-specific estimates supporting large multi-discipline efforts or smaller independent estimates. This position primarily focuses on mechanical / metal trades consisting of structural steel for pipe supports, piping, welding and boiler making. This position will be responsible for building estimates that include installation, demo and modifications to mechanical and piping systems, and structural steel erection related to mechanical / pipe supports.
• Evaluates all contract documents including all bid drawings, specifications, general conditions and if necessary, visits the project site. Ability to identify and quantify piping materials, valves, piping specialty items, piping instruments, and typical pipe supports.
• Ability to read and understand the scope of work, pipe specifications, and perform quantity takeoff for piping and mechanical systems. List items taken off from piping documents on a standard takeoff sheet and categorize said items by their proper pipe specification. Read a client provided piping bill of materials.
• Read and takeoff items shown on Process and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs).
• Read and takeoff items shown on piping isometric drawings. The candidate must be able to understand the drawing shown from a constructability standpoint, not just the items listed in the bill of materials.
• Read and takeoff items shown on piping orthographic (plan) drawings.
• Organize the take-off process to conform to the bid breakdown forms and submittals.
• Estimate small piping projects with minimal documentation based on field experience.
• Visualize what is not apparent or missing from project documentation and make efforts to mitigate those potential risks.
• Maintain a list of clarifications, assumptions, and qualifications identified as risks and discrepancies are detected during development of proposals.
• Assist with determining installation schemes to establish project schedule, and duration, crew sizing, and ability to quantify geographical challenges, etc.
• Application of company historical rate and production information for estimates.
• Basic understanding of trades other than piping including paint, insulation, scaffolding, etc.
• Review available plans and specifications to make sure estimated materials are compliant.
• Prepare and issue bid package to subcontractors for trades we do not self-perform (Electrical, Civil, Plumbing, Fabrication / erection of large steel structures, Third Party Weld Testing, Painting, Passivation, etc.).
• Solicit pricing from material vendors and subcontractors.
• Coordinate with other team members when working on larger multi-discipline estimates.
• Communication with Senior Managers - Communicate critical issues and estimate assumptions up to the Manager as they arise to ensure everyone is on the same page for the reviews to eliminate late changes.
• Ensure compliance with Alberici QA / QC and safety standards as well as client and industry requirements.
• Ensure estimates are complete, well organized, and ready for review by management.
• Develop project schedules with emphasis on pipe erection; write execution plans as required.
• Research and develop innovative means and methods.
• Prepare proposals, when necessary, in conjunction with business development resources. Identifies vague scope requirements or areas of question / concern to qualify bids.
• On successful bids coordinate with operations teams to provide a thorough transition and turnover of the estimate.
• Assists project management staff with pricing issues on major project revisions after award.
• Process and manage large number of documents and data, organized to allow recall of work breakdowns, sketches, and other information to substantiate the pricing estimate. Education and Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, or related technical field AND internship / apprentice related experience and / or training OR equivalent education and experience. Growth Opportunities Alberici invests heavily in our team members training and development in both technical, management, and leadership aptitude. This role is on the Estimating Career Ladder; employees participate in a Professional Development Plan (PDP) focused on career advancement. Typical growth opportunities for this position include :
• Estimator II, followed by Sr. Estimator or Preconstruction Manager Alberici is a North American company with multiple Operating Companies : Alberici Constructors, Inc., Alberici Constructors, LTD., Alberici Construcciones, BRC, CAS Constructors, Filanc, Flintco, Hillsdale Fabricators, and Kienlen Constructors #LI-Onsite Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)