What are the responsibilities and job description for the Estimator position at gpac?
Job Description
An industry-leading local General Contractor is searching for an experienced Estimator to join their growing team. Our client is an award-winning company that delivers the highest quality projects across a wide variety of sectors. Focus is placed on work life balance and career growth. This Estimator position will be a critical role within the organization.
ESTIMATOR ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create proposals for both simple and complex Request for Proposal offerings.
- Review and comment on all phases of construction documents to incorporate standards during the document development process.
- Receive and evaluate quotes for applicable scopes and alignment with bid documents.
- Ability to provide pricing based on conceptual plans.
- Qualify vendor proposals to ascertain scope duplication and / or omissions / exclusions.
- Continually develop and maintain relationships with client and vendor base and assist in maintaining contact and relationship records of those clients and vendors.
- Work, communicate and negotiate directly with vendors.
- Work with consultants to develop specifications for new projects, rehabilitation projects, and retrofits.
- Maintain a record of historical costs for use in developing preliminary cost estimates for projects.
- Directly prepare detailed quantity take-offs, and assign market-relevant cost factors to fully articulate preliminary / final construction cost estimates.
- Collaborate with the Pre-Construction team to fulfill project goals by negotiating / awarding projects to vendors (demonstrating proficient creativity, conflict resolution, and negotiating abilities).
- Draft / Negotiate written Scopes of Work for Subcontractors and Material Suppliers to establish clear expectations.
- Perform all other duties assigned and those that may be necessary to achieve company and departmental goals.
ESTIMATOR MIN. JOB REQUIREMENTS
ESTIMATOR EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE PREFERENCES
ESTIMATOR COMPENSATION / BENEFITS
Apply online or send resume and project list to Amanda McGregor at amanda.mcgregor@gogpac.com - All inquiries are confidential.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations. GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.
