What are the responsibilities and job description for the Commercial Construction Estimator position at CISC?
Job Description
Job Description
- Know and stay abreast of design requirements, codes and materials; use expertise to prepare accurate and competitive proposals and contracts
- Review and understand scope of work and project specifications
- Analyze blueprints, specifications, proposals and other documentation to prepare time, cost and labor estimates for products, projects or services
- Review data to determine material and labor requirements and prepare itemized lists
- Compute cost factors and prepare estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing and scheduling work; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost effectiveness
- Use established labor and material markups for overhead and profit
- Provide job packets to foreman to assist with job preparation for safety, HazCom, specifications and labor expectations
- Interface with individuals in the organization to obtain support and commitment to the cost estimates
- Develop and maintain relationships with manufacturers, distributors, suppliers and customers to strategically approach jobs and purchases
- Consult with clients, vendors or other individuals to discuss and resolve issues
- Secure required equipment / material process as required
- Identify material cost trends to assist management in cost reduction and process improvement
- Be responsive to the needs of existing and potential customers
- Track, manage and debrief all projects
- Purchase materials and equipment for all projects
- Analyze completed projects to compare estimated costs to actual costs and determine reasons for discrepancies
- Provide improvement recommendations to cost-estimating procedures to reduce future discrepancies between estimated and actual costs
- Maintain accurate, complete and organized files
- Maintain job communication for change-order management with field personnel
- Review project assignments, plans procedures for construction on basis of starting and completion times, and analyze staffing and material requirements for each phase of construction
- Confer with building owners / managers, direct supervisory personnel and subcontractors in interpreting specifications or blueprints, and coordinate various phases of construction to meet project and customer requirements and prevent delays
- Confer with supervisors, vendors and inspectors to resolve problems and improve methods
- Perform final walk-through with owner or building manager
- Review jobs after close-out to determine overall job performance