Heavy Civil Estimator

JOB DESCRIPTION

Full job description

Department: Civil Construction

Job Status: Full Time/Weather Dependent

FLSA Status: Exempt

Amount of Travel Required: TBD

Positions Supervised: Estimators

Work Schedule

Monday through Friday, and some Saturdays. 7:00am to 5:30pm, hours & days can vary based upon Owner/GC requirements and workload.

Benefits:

401(k) Retirement plan

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Overview

ESI is one of the largest construction companies in Colorado that self-performs a variety of services including Underground Utilities, Milling, Asphalt, Paving, Grading, Concrete, and Earthwork for Infrastructure and Infrastructure Improvement Projects in the commercial, municipal, and federal sectors.

POSITION SUMMARY

Applicants MUST have five years’ experience with an emphasis on Civil Construction. Experience with Heavy Bid, and Bluebeam is preferred, but not required if applicant has strong estimating background. Knowledge of activities concerned with Heavy Civil Construction projects including aggregate base course, asphalt paving of roadways, commercial parking lots and other surface maintenance activities. Actively participate in the conceptual development of a construction project from start to finish and oversee its organization, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation.

ESI performs work for a wide range of entities including Federal, State, Local Municipalities, privately owned and joint venture projects.

Applicant must be self-motivated and able to perform numerous aspects including takeoffs, site visits, gathering quotes, working with subcontractors, managing multiple estimates, and coordinating with other ESI divisions and personnel for projects.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• Study job specifications and evaluate construction methods to determine cost impacts for estimates.
• Perform digital and/or plan takeoffs for project quantities and scopes.
• Contact vendors, suppliers, and subcontractors for quotes.
• Accurately forecasts costs of earthwork and utility scopes for proposals.
• Site visits and job walks as necessary for estimating
• Interpret and explain costs and budgets to project management and field personnel as needed during construction.
• Strive for excellence in every estimate to achieve optimal results and goals.
• Possess an ownership attitude and be willing to grow and mentor other team members.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Responsible - Ability to be held accountable or answerable for one’s conduct.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks in stressful situations.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Civil Engineering or Construction degree preferred but not required.

Experience: 5 years’ experience in Estimating, utilizing industry relevant estimating software.

Requirements: Must be familiar with Microsoft office, B2W estimate and track, Agtek takeoff, Bluebeam, saving and input of data.

Certificates & Licenses: N/A

Other Requirements: Clean Driving record and the ability to pass a background investigation, and drug screening. Able to access State & Federal Facilities

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Compensation Package:

• Bonus opportunities
• Performance bonus
• Yearly bonus

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Morning shift

Work Location: In person

Salary : $100,000 - $130,000